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）translationofthenewEnglishcurriculumspecificallyforseniormiddleschoolsavailablefromtheProgrammeOffice.Anyfeedbackonthisversionwouldbewelcome.

TimMartin

ShaanxiInstituteofEducation,October2005 

Part1:

Introduction

Withtheadventoftheinformationageandtheglobaleconomy,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Englishisthedominantcarrierofinformationandthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.ManycountrieshavemadeEnglishacornerstoneofqualityeducationwhendevelopingstrategiesforbasiceducation.

SinceChina’sreformandopening,thescaleofitsEnglisheducationhascontinuallygrown,attendedbysignificantachievementsinteachingandlearning.However,Englisheducationinitscurrentformisfailingtomeettheneedsofcontemporarysocialandeconomicdevelopment.

ThecurrentroundofreformstotheEnglishcurriculumaimtoendthefollowingpractices:

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Over-emphasizingthetransmissionandexplanationofknowledgeaboutgrammarandvocabulary

Neglectingtodevelopstudents’abilitytouselanguageforreal

Intheirplace,thereformsaimtoestablishacurriculumthat:

Developsstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence

Motivatesstudents,isrelevanttotheirlifeexperiencesandcognitivelevel

Promotestask-basedteachingmethods

Involvesstudentsinexperiential,practical,participatoryandcooperativelearning

Developsstudents’positiveattitudes,thinkingskills,practicalabilities,culturalawarenessandautonomythroughthelanguagelearningprocess

1. 

TheNatureoftheNewCurriculum

ThenewEnglishcurriculumstrivestoaccomplishfarmorethanjusthelpstudentslearnEnglish.AtonelevellearningEnglishshouldinvolvehelpingstudentst

Developacertainlevelofcomprehensivelanguagecompetenceandtheabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication

Mastercertainbasiclanguageknowledge

Masterlistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills

However,atanotherlevelthecurriculumshouldalsoservestudents’all-rounddevelopment,providingthemwithopportunitiest

StrengthentheirinterestinstudyingEnglish

Growinself-discipline,perseveranceandself-confidence

Improvetheircooperative,investigativeandthinkingabilities

Developtheirmemory,imaginationandcreativity 

Adoptgoodstudyhabitsandeffectivelearningstrategies

Developasautonomousandlifelonglearners

Buildmoralintegrityandahealthyoutlookonlife

Establishbothnationalspiritandanawarenessofandrespectforculturaldifferences

Broadentheirhorizonsandenrichtheirlifeexperience

Takepartinculturallife

Developasindividuals

2. 

BasicPrinciplesoftheNewCurriculum

2.1Thecurriculumpromotesqualityeducation（asopposedtoexam-orientatededucation）andtheall-rounddevelopmentofthestudents

Topromotequalityeducationparticularattentionmustbepaidt

Valuingeachstudent’sfeelings

Stimulatingstudents’interestinstudyingEnglish

Helpingstudentsgainasenseofachievementandself-confidence

Thecurriculummustgobeyonddevelopingstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetencetoincludeareassuchas:

Improvingstudents’abilitytocontributetoculturalandsociallife

Developingstudents’practicalabilities

Fosteringstudents’creativity

2.2Thecurriculumobjectivesareholisticandflexible.

ThefundamentalaimofthenewEnglishcurriculumistodevelopstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thisaimisbrokendownintofivegeneralobjectives.Theseobjectivesarethendividedintonineabilitylevelswithdescriptorsprovidedforeachlevel.Thefivegeneralobjectivesare:

LanguageSkills

LanguageKnowledge

3. 

AttitudestoLearning

4. 

LearningStrategies

5. 

CulturalAwareness