Research and Application of Asynchronous Network Teaching Model Based on Distributed Cognition Theory

The distributed cognition emphasizes the distributed nature of cognitive phenomena across individuals, artefacts and internal and external representations in terms of a common language of 'representational states' and 'media'. And it is a new analysis unit including all things that participate in cognition. In this paper, there was a brief introduction to the concept and prominent features of distributed cognition firstly. Then, the computer English network teaching system model was constructed using distributed cognition and asynchronous network teaching theory: Finally from the viewpoint of Distributed Cognition the analysis of the Website' s structure and contents was made according to the computer English teaching system ,and made a brief introduction to its functional performance.