网络辅助的基础英语口语训练的实证研究——高职海船轮机专业学生个案研究的中期报告AbstractWiththewidespreaduseoftheinternetineducation,onlinelanguagelearninghasbecomeincreasinglypopularamongstudents.However,therearestillquestionsabouttheeffectivenessofonlinelanguagelearningandhowitcanbenefitstudents.ThisstudyaimstoinvestigatetheeffectivenessofonlineEnglishoraltrainingforvocationalcollegemarineengineeringstudents.Thismid-termreportpresentsthebackgroundofthestudy,theresearchquestions,thetheoreticalframework,theresearchdesign,andthefindingsbasedonthedatacollectedfromthecasestudy.Keywords:onlinelanguagelearning,Englishoraltraining,vocationalcollege,marineengineering,casestudyIntroductionEnglishhasbecomethemostimportantlanguageintheworldandiswidelyusedinvariousfields.Vocationalcollegestudents,especiallythosemajoringinmarineengineering,needtomasterEnglishasitisthelanguageusedintheinternationalmaritimeindustry.However,mostvocationalcollegestudentshavelimitedEnglishproficiencyduetotheireducationalbackground,learningenvironmentandalackofopportunitiestopracticespeakingEnglish.Therefore,itisnecessarytoprovidethemwitheffectiveEnglishoraltraining.Withtherapiddevelopmentoftheinternet,onlinelanguagelearninghasbecomeapopularwayforbothteachersandstudentstoimprovetheirlanguageproficiency.Onlinelanguagelearningisconvenient,flexible,andcanbepersonalizedtomeettheneedsofindividualstudents.However,theeffectivenessofonlinelanguagelearningisstilldebatedintheliterature,andstudieshavefounddifferentresultsregardingitseffectiveness.Therefore,thisstudyaimstoinvestigatetheeffectivenessofonlineEnglishoraltrainingforvocationalcollegemarineengineeringstudents.Byconductingacasestudy,thisresearchwillexplorethefollowingresearchquestions:1.WhataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofusingonlinelanguagelearningforEnglishoraltrainingamongvocationalcollegemarineengineeringstudents?2.TowhatextentdoesonlinelanguagelearningimprovetheEnglishoralproficiencyofvocationalcollegemarineengineeringstudents?TheoreticalFrameworkThetheoreticalframeworkofthi