Reduce the proportion of English teaching?Ministry of Education's latest response

Author:Linxia Rong Media Center Time:2022.09.25

Today (September 25) morning,

"The Ministry of Education responds to reducing the proportion of English teaching."

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September 23,

The official website of the Ministry of Education announced the proposal to the National People's Congress representatives

"About strengthening cultural self -confidence

Increase the reform of Chinese cultural content teaching reform

Proposal of reducing the proportion of English teaching ".

The Ministry of Education said in the answer,

The proportion of foreign languages in primary and secondary schools is lower than that of Chinese and other disciplines.

Source: Changjiang Daily

Why is it recommended to reduce the proportion of English teaching?

Some 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.

Source: Beijing Evening News

"Reduce the proportion of English teaching and occupy the score in the exam. English learning is necessary, but there is no need to take up for such a long time and pay attention to even a bit of deformity."

"The method of reforming English teaching is no longer divided into the only purpose of the test high, but is mainly spoken dialogue and the use of life."

"Time to reduce in English to increase or increase teaching of traditional Chinese culture, such as piano, calligraphy and painting, to allow children Pride and cultural self -confidence. "

Source: official website of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Education stated in the response that the proportion of foreign language lessons 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%foreign language, 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.

Will the score of English in the exam be reduced?

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 the Chinese, mathematics, and foreign language subjects of the unified college entrance examination unchanged, and the scores were unchanged.

Source: official website of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

The Ministry of Education said in response to incorporating the excellent traditional Chinese culture into the college entrance examination. 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.

For reducing the proportion of English teaching,

Netizens' attitudes are different.

Some people think,

Many people do not use English in their lives,

Too "volume" is not necessary,

But some netizens said,

If you do n’t learn English well in primary and secondary school,

When I can't understand English literature until I go to college

I regret it.