A Study of English Course Evaluation, Satisfaction and Perception toward Virtual Learning Online from an Empirical Perspective

Course evaluation is of great importance and significance in language education, especially in an era of internet technology booming. Language courses can be assessed from more dimensions with the aid of internet. This study probes to the evaluation of a certain English course, and surveys the satisfaction of the teachers who give instruction to the students based on the course syllabus. To make the findings scientific and convincing, this study takes an empirical approach to assess an English course conducted simultaneously in several Junior Middle Schools through different indexes and dimensions. The major instrument of research is online questionnaire and offline semi-structured interview. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire and the data collected online are analyzed through statistics software, such as SPSS. It is found that teachers are generally satisfied with the specified course and reflect an active and positive learning experience of their students. Meanwhile, teachers also show interest in the change of learning and teaching style, with great intention of a new “internet +” mode of virtual teaching and learning.