Starting from basic ecological theories, optimized ecological strategies and methods of classroom teaching have been studied. With a large amount of practices and deep study, a new model of Ecological English classroom teaching is built, which has significant meaning in the further development of English teaching (Mercer, 2023).
Using the eastern English Channel as a case study, Metcalfe et al. (2015) explored an approach to address these issues by identifying a series of marine protected area (MPA) networks using the Marxan and Marxan with Zones conservation planning software and linking them with a spatially explicit ecosystem model developed in Ecopath with Ecosim. Limited-take MPAs, which restrict the use of some fishing gears, could have positive benefits for conservation and fisheries in the eastern English Channel, even though they generally receive far less attention in research on MPA network design (Metcalfe et. al., 2015).
Jiang (2016) aim to prove the inevitable combination of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and ecological mode in English-major teaching, and then points out the profound changes of the main four ecological elements in English-major teaching after MOOCs get involved. Through comparison and analysis, the paper gives suggestions on developing ecological English-major teaching mode in MOOCs from four aspects (Jiang, 2016).
In order to widen college English teachers’ ecological niche and promote their teaching ability, Tang and Chen (2016) make an empirical study on college English teachers’ teaching ability and ecological niche on the basis of Ecological Niche Theory. Tang and Chen (2016) show how to take advantage of micro-lectures, make full use of 5C teaching strategies, and form multiple teaching and learning evaluation and online teaching and learning community to improve discourse power between students and teacher to change the role of students and teacher.
The Ecological class is a class in which the system of class teaching is in a state of dynamic balance and it can enhance the efficiency of class teaching. Zhou (2017) analyze the feature of English ecological class, illustrates the non-ecological class teaching problems, and explores the ways to establish English ecological class from the five aspects of: teaching environment, the relationship between the teacher and students and the relationship between students and students, teaching methods, teaching content, and teaching evaluation, so as to improve the English teaching effect and provide some reference for the English teaching in the high school (Zhou, 2017).
One of the most serious problems of the globe today is that environmental degradation and education practices should have a contribution to ecological conservation. Mete (2018) suggests using Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy in an environmental education framework for fostering English language learners’ skills required for critical reading of authentic texts related to ecology and increasing their environmental awareness (Mete, 2018). It is necessary to take classroom ecological coordination as the main body, better coordinate the ecologicalization of teaching as a whole, and implement the concept of ecological teaching.
Lin (2019) hope to improve the learning interest of college students in China, especially the new teaching concept of English in China. Hua and Yuanyuan (2020) first analyzes the concept of computer network environments in China, and then expounds the shortcomings in the ecological teaching mode of college English under the computer network environment. Finally, the paper analyzes the strategies of constructing the ecological teaching mode of college English under the computer network environment, including the detailed discussion and planning of diversified teaching methods, communication among subjects in the teaching process, and the connection of classroom contents. Based on the current situation of ecological college English teaching in China, Hua and Yuanyuan (2020) make full use of computer network environments to promote its application and development in ecological college English teaching mode.
Based on the changes in the college English ecological teaching model under the background of artificial intelligence, Gui (2020) analyzes what ecological linguistics is and what college English ecological teaching is. On this basis, it analyzes the current college English teaching ecology in the country and proposes artificial suggestions for smart promotion of college English ecological teaching reform (Gui, 2020).
Hou (2021) discusses the ecological teaching mode of college English based on the computer network environment. The college English classroom teaching and the network autonomous learning classroom under the computer network environment of the university public foreign language teaching and research department are selected as the objective test environment, and the qualitative and quantitative integration are combined to summarize the imbalanced performance in the integration (Hou, 2021). Mercer (2023) investigated the welfare of English language teaching (ELT) teachers working in Malta's private sector from an ecological perspective. Moreover, the research uses the rooted interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) method to analyze the data and present it according to the ecological point of view (Mercer, 2023).