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Promotestask-basedteachingmethods
Involvesstudentsinexperiential,practical,participatoryandcooperativelearning
Developsstudents’positiveattitudes,thinkingskills,practicalabilities,culturalawarenessandautonomythroughthelanguagelearningprocess
1.
TheNatureoftheNewCurriculum
ThenewEnglishcurriculumstrivestoaccomplishfarmorethanjusthelpstudentslearnEnglish.AtonelevellearningEnglishshouldinvolvehelpingstudentsto:
Developacertainlevelofcomprehensivelanguagecompetenceandtheabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication
Mastercertainbasiclanguageknowledge
Masterlistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills
However,atanotherlevelthecurriculumshouldalsoservestudents’all-rounddevelopment,providingthemwithopportunitiesto:
StrengthentheirinterestinstudyingEnglish
Growinself-discipline,perseveranceandself-confidence
Improvetheircooperative,investigativeandthinkingabilities
Developtheirmemory,imaginationandcreativity
Adoptgoodstudyhabitsandeffectivelearningstrategies
Developasautonomousandlifelonglearners
Buildmoralintegrityandahealthyoutlookonlife
Establishbothnationalspiritandanawarenessofandrespectforculturaldifferences
Broadentheirhorizonsandenrichtheirlifeexperience
Takepartinculturallife
Developasindividuals
2.
BasicPrinciplesoftheNewCurriculum
Thecurriculumpromotesqualityeducation(asopposedtoexam-orientatededucation)andthe
all-rounddevelopment
ofthestudents
Topromotequalityeducationparticularattentionmustbepaidto:
Valuingeachstudent’sfeelings
Stimulatingstudents’interestinstudyingEnglish
Helpingstudentsgainasenseofachievementandself-confidence
Thecurriculummustgobeyonddevelopingstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetencetoincludeareassuchas:
Improvingstudents’abilitytocontributetoculturalandsociallife
Developingstudents’practicalabilities
Fosteringstudents’creativity
Thecurriculumobjectivesareholisticandflexible.
ThefundamentalaimofthenewEnglishcurriculumistodevelopstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thisaimisbrokendownintofivegeneralobjectives.Theseobjectivesarethendividedintonineabilitylevelswithdescriptorsprovidedforeachlevel.Thefivegeneralobjectivesare:
LanguageSkills
LanguageKnowledge
3.
AttitudestoLearning
4.
LearningStrategies
5.
CulturalAwareness
Thisdesignallowsstudentstoprogresssystematicallythrougheachlevelwhilstmeetingthefullrangeofthecurriculum’sdemands.
Studentsareputatthecentreofthecurriculumandindividualdifferencesarerespected
Students’mustbeattheheartofthenewcurriculum.Forexample,theirdevelopmentalneedsmustbethecentralconsiderationwhendeveloping:
Curriculumobjectives
Theteachingandlearningprocess
Theassessmentprocess
Teachingandlearningresources
Whenimplementingthecurriculumeachstudentmustbeallowedtodevelopindividuallyundertheguidanceoftheteacher:
Thecurriculumpromotesactivity-basedmethods,experientialandparticipatorylearning
Thecurriculumpromotestask-basedlearningwhereby,undertheguidanceoftheteacher,thestudentsgainasenseofachievementbyreachingthegoalsofthetask.Taskcompletionwillinvolvethefollowingtypesoflearning:
Sensory
Experiential
‘Handson’/practical
Participatory
Cooperative
Inordertoimprovetheirabilitytouselanguageforrealcommunication,studentsshouldalsobeableto:
Adjusttheirlearningstrategiesandcontroltheiremotions
Formpositiveattitudestowardslearning
Thecurriculumrecognizestheimportantroleofformativeassessmentinpromotingstudent’development
Theassessmentsystemshouldcombineformativewithsummativeassessment.Thepurposesofassessmentshouldbeto:
Promotestudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence
Encourageandmotivatestudents
Helpstudentsbecomemoreautonomouslearners
Benefitstudents’healthypersonaldevelopment
Giveteachersusefulfeedbackfromwhichtodevelopteachingandlearning
InformtheongoingdevelopmentandperfectionoftheEnglishcurriculum
FormativeassessmentshouldbeanimportantpartoftheEnglishteachingandlearningprocesswithaparticularemphasison:
Encouragingstudents’activeparticipationinlearning
Improvingstudents’self-confidence
Summativeassessmentshouldfocuson:
Testingstudents’integratedlanguageskills
Testingstudents’abilitytouselanguage
Thecurriculumexpandstherangeoflearningresourcesandopportunitiesavailable
Thecurriculumshouldstrivetouseanddevelopresourceswhosecontentis:
Realistic
Closetothestudents’lives
Contemporary
Healthy
Richandvaried
Activeuseshouldbemadeof:
Audiovisualmaterial
Printmedia
TheInternet
Studentsshouldbeencouragedtotakeresponsibilityforfinding,usinganddevelopinglearningresourcesthemselves.
TheCurriculumDesign
Thecurriculumfollowstheinternationalpracticeofdividingthegeneralobjectivesintodifferentabilitylevels.Whendesigningtheseninelevelsconsiderationwasgiventothefollowing:
Thenatureoflanguagedevelopment
Thedifferentneedsofdifferentagegroups
Theneedsofdifferentethnicgroupsandareas
Theeconomicimbalancesthatexistin
China
Theaimistohavedesignedasystemthatisholisticandflexible.
Thecorrespondencebetweenthelevelsystemandthegradesystemisshowninthefollowingdiagram:
PrimarySchool
Worktowards:
Notes
Grade3
Level1
StudentsshouldstartstudyingEnglishinGrade3
Grade4
Grade5
Level2
Grade6
Therequiredstandardfortheendofprimaryschool
Junior
MiddleSchool
Grade7(=Junior1)
Level3
Grade8(=Junior2)
Level4
Grade9(=Junior3)
Level5
Therequiredstandardfortheendofjuniormiddleschool
Senior
Senior1
Level6
Senior2
Level7
Senior3
Level8
Therequiredstandardforseniormiddleschoolgraduation
Level9
Anextensionlevelforspecialistschoolsandablestudents
Diagram1:
TheLevelsandtheGrades
Part2:
IntroductiontoTheGeneralObjectives
Thefundamentalaimofthenewcurriculumistodevelopstudents’comprehensivelanguagecompetence.Thiscomprehensivelanguagecompetenceisachievedthroughthefivegeneralobjectivesasshowninthefollowingdiagram:
Diagram3:
ComparisonoftheOldandNewCurriculums
Languageskillsandknowledge
formthebasisofcomprehensivelanguagecompetence
Thestudents’
attitudestolearning
stronglyinfluencetheirlearninganddevelopment
Successful
learningstrategies
improvetheeffectivenessofstudents’learning
Culturalawareness
ensuresstudentsuselanguageappropriately
Theoveralldescriptorsfor
comprehensivelanguagecompetence
(i.e.acombinationofallfivegeneralobjectives)forLevels1to9arepresentedbelow:
Level
Descriptors
1
StudentsarecuriousaboutEnglishandenjoylisteningtopeoplespeakingEnglish.Theycan:
Playgames,doactionsandactivities(e.g.colouring,joininglines)accordingtosimpleinstructionsfromtheteacher
Performsimpleroleplays
SingsimpleEnglishsongs
Saysimplerhymesandchants
Understandsimplestoriesbywiththeaidofpictures
Communicatesimplepersonalinformation
Expresssimplefeelingsandattitudes
Writelettersandwords
TakeinterestinforeignculturalcustomsmetduringlearningEnglish
2
StudentsshowasustainedinterestinandenjoymentoflearningEnglish.Theycan:
UsesimpleEnglishgreetingsandexchangepersonalinformationandinformationaboutfamilyandfriends
Performdialogues,songs,rhymesandchantsaboutcontenttheyhavestudied
Understandandnarratesimplestorieswiththeaidofpictures
Writesimplesentenceswiththeaidofpicturesorprompts