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1、1New Course Syllable for EnglishShaanxi Institute of Education, October 2005Part 1: Introduction With the advent of the information age and the global economy, English has become increasingly important. English is the do

2、minant 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

3、 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 contempora

4、ry social and economic development. The current round of reforms to the English curriculum aim to end the following practices: l Over-emphasizing the transmission and explanation of knowledge about grammar and vocabu

5、lary l Neglecting to develop students’ ability to use language for real In their place, the reforms aim to establish a curriculum that: l Develops students’ comprehensive language competence l Motivates stude

6、nts, is relevant to their life experiences and cognitive level l Promotes task-based teaching methods l Involves students in experiential, practical, participatory and cooperative learning l Develops students

7、’ positive attitudes, thinking skills, practical abilities, cultural awareness and autonomy through the language learning process 1. The Nature of the New Curriculum The new English curriculum strives to accomplish f

8、ar more than just help students learn English. At one level learning English should involve helping students t l Develop a certain level of comprehensive language competence and the ability to use language for real c

9、ommunication l Master certain basic language knowledge l Master listening, speaking, reading and writing skills However, at another level the curriculum should also serve students’ all-round development, providin

10、g them with opportunities t l Strengthen their interest in studying English l Grow in self-discipline, perseverance and self-confidence l Improve their cooperative, investigative and thinking abilities 3The c

11、urriculum promotes task-based learning whereby, under the guidance of the teacher, the students gain a sense of achievement by reaching the goals of the task. Task completion will involve the following types of learning:

12、 l Sensory l Experiential l ‘Hands on’/practical l Participatory l Cooperative In order to improve their ability to use language for real communication, students should also be able t l Adjust the

13、ir learning strategies and control their emotions l Form positive attitudes towards learning 2.5The curriculum recognizes the important role of formative assessment in promoting student’ development The assessment sy

14、stem should combine formative with summative assessment. The purposes of assessment should be t l Promote students’ comprehensive language competence l Encourage and motivate students l Help students become m

15、ore autonomous learners l Benefit students’ healthy personal development l Give teachers useful feedback from which to develop teaching and learning l Inform the ongoing development and perfection of the Engl

16、ish curriculum Formative assessment should be an important part of the English teaching and learning process with a particular emphasis on: l Encouraging students’ active participation in learning l Improving stu

17、dents’ self-confidence Summative assessment should focus on: l Testing students’ integrated language skills l Testing students’ ability to use language 2.6The curriculum expands the range of learning resources an

18、d opportunities available The curriculum should strive to use and develop resources whose content is: l Realistic l Close to the students’ lives l Contemporary l Healthy l Rich and varied Active use s

19、hould be made of: l Audio visual material l Print media l The Internet Students should be encouraged to take responsibility for finding, using and developing learning resources themselves. 3. The Curricul