英语课程标准英文版最新2011版译文.doc

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英语课程标准英文版

NewEnglishCurriculumforChinesePrimarySchoolsandJunior/SeniorMiddleSchools

ExperimentalVersiondraftedbytheEducationMinistryofthePRC

Noteonthistranslation

ThisEnglishversionofChina’snewcurriculumforEnglishisintendedforVSOvolunteerswhowouldliketofeelbetterinformedaboutadocumentthatiscentraltoourwork.However,itshouldinnowayberegardedasanofficialtranslation.Infact,itisneitherawordforwordtranslationnorasummary.Theappendixtotheoriginal,whichincludeslistsofspecificlanguageitemstobemastered,hasbeenomitted,ashavesomeleveldescriptorsandsamplelearningactivities.Despitetryingtomakeitmorereadable,thisversionreflectstherepetitivenatureoftheoriginal,withthesamekeywordscroppingupoverandoveragain.Volunteersshouldalsorefertothemoreofficial（butstillnotcompletelyofficial!

）translationofthenewEnglishcurriculumspecificallyforseniormiddleschoolsavailablefromtheProgrammeOffice.Anyfeedbackonthisversionwouldbewelcome.

TimMartin

ShaanxiInstituteofEducation,October2005   

Part1:

Introduction

Withtheadventoftheinformationageandtheglobaleconomy,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.Englishisthedominantcarrierofinformationandthemostwidelyspokenlanguageintheworld.ManycountrieshavemadeEnglishacornerstoneofqualityeducationwhendevelopingstrategiesforbasiceducation.

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

ThecurrentroundofreformstotheEnglishcurriculumaimtoendthefollowingpractices:

l    Over-emphasizingthetransmissionandexplanationofknowledgeaboutgrammarandvocabulary

l    Neglectingtodevelopstudents’abilitytouselanguageforreal

Intheirplace,thereformsaimtoestablishacurriculumthat:

l    Developsstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence

l    Motivatesstudents,isrelevanttotheirlifeexperiencesandcognitivelevel

l    Promotestask-basedteachingmethods

l    Involvesstudentsinexperiential,practical,participatoryandcooperativelearning

l    Developsstudents’positiveattitudes,thinkingskills,practicalabilities,culturalawarenessandautonomythroughthelanguagelearningprocess

1.    TheNatureoftheNewCurriculum

ThenewEnglishcurriculumstrivestoaccomplishfarmorethanjusthelpstudentslearnEnglish.AtonelevellearningEnglishshouldinvolvehelpingstudentst

l    Developacertainlevelofcomprehensivelanguagecompetenceandtheabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication

l    Mastercertainbasiclanguageknowledge

l    Masterlistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills

However,atanotherlevelthecurriculumshouldalsoservestudents’all-rounddevelopment,providingthemwithopportunitiest

l    StrengthentheirinterestinstudyingEnglish

l    Growinself-discipline,perseveranceandself-confidence

l    Improvetheircooperative,investigativeandthinkingabilities

l    Developtheirmemory,imaginationandcreativity 

l    Adoptgoodstudyhabitsandeffectivelearningstrategies

l    Developasautonomousandlifelonglearners

l    Buildmoralintegrityandahealthyoutlookonlife

l    Establishbothnationalspiritandanawarenessofandrespectforculturaldifferences

l    Broadentheirhorizonsandenrichtheirlifeexperience

l    Takepartinculturallife

l    Developasindividuals

2.    BasicPrinciplesoftheNewCurriculum

2.1Thecurriculumpromotesqualityeducation（asopposedtoexam-orientatededucation）andtheall-rounddevelopmentofthestudents

Topromotequalityeducationparticularattentionmustbepaidt

l    Valuingeachstudent’sfeelings

l    Stimulatingstudents’interestinstudyingEnglish

l    Helpingstudentsgainasenseofachievementandself-confidence

Thecurriculummustgobeyonddevelopingstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetencetoincludeareassuchas:

l    Improvingstudents’abilitytocontributetoculturalandsociallife

l    Developingstudents’practicalabilities

l    Fosteringstudents’creativity

2.2Thecurriculumobjectivesareholisticandflexible.

ThefundamentalaimofthenewEnglishcurriculumistodevelopstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thisaimisbrokendownintofivegeneralobjectives.Theseobjectivesarethendividedintonineabilitylevelswithdescriptorsprovidedforeachlevel.Thefivegeneralobjectivesare:

1.      LanguageSkills

2.      LanguageKnowledge

3.      AttitudestoLearning

4.      LearningStrategies

5.      CulturalAwareness

Thisdesignall