中小学英语课程标准英文版.doc

New English Curriculum for Chinese Primary Schools and Junior/Senior Middle Schools
Experimental Version drafted by the Education Ministry of the PRC
Part 1: Introduction
 
With the advent of the information age and the global economy, English has e increasingly important. English is the dominant carrier of information and the most widely spoken language in the world. Many countries have made English a cornerstone of quality education when developing strategies for basic education.
 
Since China’s reform and opening, the scale of its English education has continually grown, attended by significant achievements in teaching and learning. However, English education in its current form is failing to meet the needs of contemporary social and economic development.
 
The current round of reforms to the English curriculum aim to end the following practices:
      Over-emphasizing the transmission and explanation of knowledge about grammar and vocabulary
      Neglecting to develop students’ ability to use language for real
In their place, the reforms aim to establish a curriculum that:
     Develops students’ comprehensive petence
      Motivates students, is relevant to their life experiences and cognitive level
      Promotes task-based teaching methods
     Involves students in experiential, practical, participatory and cooperative learning
      Develops students’ positive attitudes, thinking skills, practical abilities, cultural awareness and autonomy through the language learning process
  
The Nature of the New Curriculum
 The new English curriculum strives to plish far more than just help students learn English. At one level learning English should involve helping students to:
      Develop a certain level prehensive petence and the ability to use language for munication
     Master certain basic language knowledge
     Master listening, speaking, reading and writing skills
 
However, at another level the curriculum should also serve students