高中英语课程标准 新课标 英文版.docx

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NewCourseSyllableforEnglish

ShaanxiInstituteofEducation,October2005Part1:

Introduction

Withtheadventoftheinformationageandtheglobaleconomy,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Englishisthedominantcarrierofinformationandthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.ManycountrieshavemadeEnglishacornerstoneofqualityeducationwhendevelopingstrategiesforbasiceducation.

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

ThecurrentroundofreformstotheEnglishcurriculumaimtoendthefollowingpractices:

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lOver-emphasizingthetransmissionandexplanationofknowledgeaboutgrammarandvocabulary

lNeglectingtodevelopstudents‟abilitytouselanguageforreal

Intheirplace,thereformsaimtoestablishacurriculumthat:

lDevelopsstudents‟comprehensivelanguage

competence

lMotivatesstudents,isrelevanttotheirlifeexperiencesandcognitivelevel

lPromotestask-basedteachingmethods

lInvolvesstudentsinexperiential,practical,participatoryandcooperativelearning

lDevelopsstudents‟positiveattitudes,thinkingskills,practicalabilities,culturalawarenessandautonomythroughthelanguagelearningprocess

1.TheNatureoftheNewCurriculum

ThenewEnglishcurriculumstrivestoaccomplishfarmorethanjusthelpstudentslearnEnglish.AtonelevellearningEnglishshouldinvolvehelpingstudentst

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lDevelopacertainlevelofcomprehensivelanguagecompetenceandtheabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication

lMastercertainbasiclanguageknowledgelMasterlistening,speaking,readingandwritingskillsHowever,atanotherlevelthecurriculumshouldalsoservestudents‟all-rounddevelopment,providingthem

withopportunitiest

lStrengthentheirinterestinstudyingEnglishlGrowinself-discipline,perseveranceandself-confidence

lImprovetheircooperative,investigativeandthinkingabilities

lDeveloptheirmemory,imaginationandcreativitylAdoptgoodstudyhabitsandeffectivelearningstrategies

lDevelopasautonomousandlifelonglearnerslBuildmoralintegrityandahealthyoutlookonlifelEstablishbothnationalspiritandanawarenessofandrespectforculturaldifferences

lBroadentheirhorizonsandenrichtheirlifeexperience

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lTakepartinculturallife

lDevelopasindividuals

2.BasicPrinciplesoftheNewCurriculum2.1Thecurriculumpromotesqualityeducation（asopposedtoexam-orientatededucation）andtheall-rounddevelopmentofthestudents

Topromotequalityeducationparticularattentionmustbepaidt

lValuingeachstudent‟sfeelings

lStimulatingstudents‟interestinstudyingEnglish

lHelpingstudentsgainasenseofachievementandself-confidence

Thecurriculummustgobeyonddevelopingstudents‟comprehensivelanguagecompetencetoincludeareassuchas:

lImprovingstudents‟abilitytocontributetoculturalandsociallife

lDevelopingstudents‟practicalabilities

lFosteringstudents‟creativity

2.2Thecurriculumobjectivesareholisticandflexible.

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ThefundamentalaimofthenewEnglishcurriculumistodevelopstudents‟comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thisaimisbrokendownintofivegeneralobjectives.Theseobjectivesarethendividedintonineabilitylevelswithdescriptorsprovidedforeachlevel.Thefivegeneralobjectivesare:

1.LanguageSkills

2.LanguageKnowledge

3.AttitudestoLearning

4.LearningStrategies

5.CulturalAwareness

Thisdesignallowsstudentstoprogresssystematicallythrougheachlevelwhilstmeetingthefullrangeofthecurriculum‟sdemands.

2.3Studentsareputatthecentreofthecurriculumandindividualdifferencesarerespected

Students‟mustbeattheheartofthenewcurriculum.Forexample,theirdevelopmentalneedsmustbethecentralconsiderationwhendeveloping:

lCurriculumobjectives

lTheteachingandlearningprocess

lTheassessmentprocess

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lTeachingandlearningresources

Whenimplementingthecurriculumeachstudentmustbeallowedtodevelopindividuallyundertheguidanceoftheteacher:

2.4Thecurriculumpromotesactivity-basedmethods,experientialandparticipatorylearning

Thecurriculumpromotestask-basedlearningwhereby,undertheguidanceoftheteacher,thestudentsgainasenseofachievementbyreachingthegoalsofthetask.Taskcompletionwillinvolvethefollowingtypesoflearning:

lSensory

lExperiential

l„Handson‟/practical

lParticipatory

lCooperative

Inordertoimprovetheirabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication,studentsshouldalsobeabletlAdjusttheirlearningstrategiesandcontroltheiremotions

lFormpositiveattitudestowardslearning

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2.5Thecurriculumrecognizestheimportantroleofformativeassessmentinpromotingstudent‟development

Theassessmentsystemshouldcombineformativewithsummativeassessment.Thepurposesofassessmentshouldbet

lPromotestudents‟comprehensivelanguage

competence

lEncourageandmotivatestudents

lHelpstudentsbecomemoreautonomouslearnerslBenefitstudents‟healthypersonaldevelopment

lGiveteachersusefulfeedbackfromwhichtodevelopteachingandlearning

lInformtheongoingdevelopmentandperfectionoftheEnglishcurriculum

FormativeassessmentshouldbeanimportantpartoftheEnglishteachingandlearningprocesswithaparticularemphasison:

lEncouragingstudents‟activeparticipationin

learning

lImprovingstudents‟self-confidence

Summativeassessmentshouldfocuson:

lTestingstudents‟integratedlanguageskills

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lTestingstudents‟abilitytouselanguage

2.6Thecurriculumexpandstherangeoflearningresourcesandopportunitiesavailable

Thecurriculumshouldstrivetouseanddevelopresourceswhosecontentis:

lRealistic

lClosetothestudents‟lives

lContemporary

lHealthy

lRichandvaried

Activeuseshouldbemadeof:

lAudiovisualmaterial

lPrintmedia

lTheInternet

Studentsshouldbeencouragedtotakeresponsibilityforfinding,usinganddevelopinglearningresourcesthemselves.

3.TheCurriculumDesign

Thecurriculumfollowstheinternationalpracticeofdividingthegeneralobjectivesintodifferentabilitylevels.Whendesigningtheseninelevelsconsiderationwasgiventothefollowing:

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lThenatureoflanguagedevelopmentlThedifferentneedsofdifferentagegroupslTheneedsofdifferentethnicgroupsandareaslTheeconomicimbalancesthatexistinChinaTheaimistohavedesignedasystemthatisholisticandflexible.

Thecorrespondencebetweenthelevelsystemandthegradesystemisshowninthefollowingdiagram:

PrimaryWorkNotes

Schooltowards:

Grade3Level1Studentsshouldstartstudying

EnglishinGrade3

Grade4Level1

Grade5Level2

Grade6Level2Therequiredstandardforthe

endofprimaryschool

JuniorMiddleWorkNotes

Schooltowards:

Grade7（=Level3

Junior1）

Grade8（=Level4

Junior2）

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Grade9（=Level5Therequiredstandardforthe

Junior3）endofjuniormiddleschool

SeniorWorkNotes

Middletowards:

School

Senior1Level6

Senior2Level7

Senior3Level8Therequiredstandardforsenior

middleschoolgraduation

Level9Anextensionlevelforspecialist

schoolsandablestudents

Diagram1:

TheLevelsandtheGrades

Part2:

IntroductiontotheGeneralObjectivesThefundamentalaimofthenewcurriculumistodevelopstudents‟comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thiscomprehensivelanguagecompetenceisachievedthroughthefivegeneralobjectivesasshowninthefollowingdiagram:

Diagram3:

ComparisonoftheOldandNewCurriculumslLanguageskillsandknowledgeformthebasisofcomprehensivelanguagecompetence

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lThestudents‟attitudestolearningstronglyinfluencetheirlearninganddevelopment

lSuccessfullearningstrategiesimprovetheeffectivenessofstudents‟learning

lCulturalawarenessensuresstudentsuselanguageappropriately

Theoveralldescriptorsforcomprehensivelanguagecompetence（i.e.acombinationofallfivegeneralobjectives）forLevels1to9arepresentedbelow:

LevelDescriptors

1StudentsarecuriousaboutEnglishandenjoy

listeningtopeoplespeakingEnglish.Theycan:

lPlaygames,doactionsandactivities（e.g.

colouring,joininglines）accordingtosimple

instructionsfromtheteacher

lPerformsimpleroleplays

lSingsimpleEnglishsongs

lSaysimplerhymesandchants

lUnderstandsimplestoriesbywiththeaidof

pictures

lCommunicatesimplepersonalinformation

lExpresssimplefeelingsandattitudes

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lWritelettersandwords

lTakeinterestinforeignculturalcustomsmetduringlearningEnglish

2StudentsshowasustainedinterestinandenjoymentoflearningEnglish.Theycan:

lUsesimpleEnglishgreetingsandexchangepersonalinformationandinformationaboutfamily

andfriends

lPerformdialogues,songs,rhymesandchantsaboutcontenttheyhavestudied

lUnderstandandnarratesimplestorieswiththeaidofpictures

lWritesimplesentenceswiththeaidofpicturesorprompts

lParticipateandcooperateactivelyandhappily

lTaketheinitiativetoaskforhelp

lEnjoylearningaboutothercountries‟culturesandcustoms

3Studentsshowapositiveattitudeandthebeginningsofself-confidencetowardslearning

English.Theycan:

lUnderstandshortandsimplestoriesabout

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familiartopicsthattheyhear

lExchangeinformationaboutfamiliartopics（e.g.school,familylife）withtheteacherorclassmates

lReada