Research on specific implementation path of digital empowerment in college English teaching in local private universities

In the digital era, with the rapid development of information technology, digital technology has penetrated into all aspects of the field of education, bringing unprecedented changes to higher education. As an important part of the higher education system, how to seize the opportunity in the digital world and realize the innovation and development of college English teaching has become an urgent problem to be solved. College English, as a basic course of higher education, is of great significance in cultivating students' intercultural communication ability and international vision. However, due to various factors, college English teaching in local private universities generally faces some problems, such as insufficient teaching resources, single teaching methods and poor English application ability of students. The introduction of digital technology provides new ideas and methods to solve these problems.