"Reduce the proportion of English teaching"?Ministry of Education Reply →

On September 23, the website of the Ministry of Education announced the response to "suggestions on enhanced cultural content teaching reform and reducing the proportion of English teaching in Chinese cultural content". The reply pointed out that the time of foreign languages ​​in primary and secondary schools accounted for 6%-8%, which was significantly lower than the disciplines such as Chinese, mathematics, sports, and art.

"Reduce the proportion of English teaching and occupy a score in the exam. English learning is necessary, but there is no need to take up so long, and even more than even a bit of deformity." The purpose is to talk about spoken dialogue and life use "... The representatives of the National People's Congress put forward suggestions on" reducing the proportion of English teaching and the proportion of scores in the exam "during the five session of the 13th National People's Congress.

In this regard, the Ministry of Education said in a response that foreign languages ​​are an important part of the comprehensive development of students 'moral, intellectual, physical, and labor, which helps to cultivate and develop core literacy such as students' language skills, cultural awareness, thinking quality, and learning ability. Feelings, international vision and cross -cultural communication skills.

The "Compulsory Education Curriculum (2022 Edition)" stipulates that the ratio of each subject is: 20%-22%of Chinese, 13%-15%of mathematics, 10%-11%of sports and health, 6%-8%foreign language. According to the "Ordinary High School Curriculum Plan (2017 Edition 2020)", the proportion of general high school foreign language compulsory students accounts for about 7%of the total compulsory courses. Foreign languages ​​are obviously lower than Chinese, mathematics, sports, art and other disciplines.

In the answer, it was clear that in 2014, the State Vocaurist issued the "Implementation Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Examination Admissions System", which clearly stipulated that maintaining the unified college entrance examinations of the unified college entrance examination unchanged, and the scores remain unchanged. At this stage, foreign language unified examination arrangements are determined in accordance with the central government's top -level design of the college entrance examination.

The Ministry of Education stated that it will strengthen the training and implementation guidance of primary and secondary schools, organize the revision of compulsory education textbooks, continue to implement the implementation of the construction planning planning of large and secondary school textbooks and the management measures of college textbooks, deepen the comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination, and further strengthen the excellent Chinese traditional culture education. , Guide students to strengthen cultural self -confidence and consciously promote the excellent traditional culture of China.

Source: People's Daily-Education Channel, Ministry of Education's official website

Edit: Ma Jingxin

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