Chinese Ministry of Education replied to reduce the proportion of English teaching proportion

The Ministry of Education of China recently announced its response to the "suggestion to enhance cultural content teaching reform and reduce the proportion of English teaching" proposed by the representatives of the National People's Congress.

"English learning is necessary, but there is no need to take up such a long time." "Reform English teaching methods are no longer divided into the only purpose of the test high, but mainly spoken dialogue and life use." "Increase or increase or increase The teaching of traditional Chinese culture, such as piano, calligraphy and painting, allows children to contact our Chinese culture when the formation of the world view, and increase our cultural pride and cultural self -confidence since childhood. "... The representatives of the National People's Congress are On the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, it put forward suggestions on "reducing the proportion of English teaching and occupying the score in the exam."

The Ministry of Education pointed out in a response that the proportion of foreign languages ​​in primary and secondary schools is lower than that of Chinese and other disciplines. Foreign languages ​​are an important part of the comprehensive development of students, intellectual, physical, and labor, and help cultivate and develop core literacy such as students 'language skills, cultural awareness, thinking quality, and learning ability, and cultivate students' Chinese feelings, international perspectives and cross -cultural communication skills. The "Compulsory Education Course Plan (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%of foreign languages, etc. Essence 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.

The Ministry of Education made it clear that the proportion of foreign language examinations was determined in accordance with the requirements of the central government. In 2014, the State Council 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 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 said in response to the integration of Chinese excellent traditional education with Chinese, morality and rule of law (ideological politics), history and other disciplines. Compulsory education and general high school curriculum textbooks further strengthen the excellent Chinese traditional culture education. Attach importance to the reform of the college entrance examination. The proposition of college entrance examinations is based on high school curriculum standards and the requirements of college talents to build a content system for comprehensive examinations of morality, intellectual, physical and labor. In recent years, it has focused on examining the relevant content of Chinese excellent traditional culture through various forms, guiding students to enhance national identity and national pride, and firm ideals and beliefs. (Reporter Gao Kai)

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