Abstract: Although there are so many advantages in the application of multimedia technology to language teaching, it is a pity that in today’s college English classes, few teachers are able to integrate the modern education technology into their language teaching. Take Fetion as an example. There are almost no reports about the teachers who have applied Fetion to the language teaching and learning, despite the fact that Fetion can serve as an essential communicating tool with its speed and convenience in delivering free messages among Fetion users. Therefore it is necessary to probe into the issue both in theory and in practice. By introducing the definition and characteristics of Fetion, the author tries to analyze the feasibility of Fetion-aided college English teaching. Based on the theory of autonomous learning and multimedia-aided teaching, the paper aims to study the role of Fetion in autonomous English learning, with the teaching of college English translation as an example. The author tries to explore the key question—how to make full use of Fetion in self-access English learning.
Key Words: Fetion; autonomous learning; College English translation teaching

摘  要：尽管飞信在多媒体技术语言教学上有如此多的优势，很遗憾，在今天的大学英语课上，很少有老师能把现代教育技术融入到语言教学中去。以飞信为例，因其在用户之间能免费迅速便利传递信息，飞信已成为师生中广泛使用的一个不可或缺的交流工具，但目前几乎没有任何有关教师使用飞信促进语言教学方面的报道。因此，有必要在理论上和实践上来探讨这个问题。
通过介绍飞信的定义和特征以及对飞信在大学英语教学中的可行性的分析，基于自主学习和多媒体辅助教学的理论，本文以大学翻译教学为例旨在研究飞信在自助英语学习中的作用。作者试图探索一个问题—如何在英语自主学习中充分利用飞信的作用。
关键词：飞信；自主学习；大学英语翻译教学
 
It is one of the important objectives of college English teaching to develop students’ autonomous learning ability. With the expansion of foreign language teaching reform, great importance is attached to learners’ autonomy. However, China’s current researches related to this topic usually focus more on the importance of learners’ autonomy by criticizing the traditional teaching models and philosophy while neglecting the necessity and importance of teachers’ involvement to some extent. It is reported that the majority of Chinese students have not formed the autonomous learning habit. As a result, a considerable number of students are negative in learning, failing to fulfill the preview and revision work required, let along challenging their teachers. On the other hand, the fast growth of the Internet in our country has been influencing language teaching and learning. Consequently, a significant shift is required in teaching methodology, course materials, and theories of language teaching and learning.