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1、 Primary English Education in China Thoughts Abstract: The author of the current elementary school English education reform, primary school English teaching materials and methods, classroom teaching, teacher training model, teaching evaluation tools and methods, theoretical research and practical ex

2、perience summed to reflect a synthesis of primary school English education as well as ask questions, Japanese elementary school English education with a number of policies and measures, and the Capital Normal University College of sponsoring some of the primary experience in the teacher qualificatio

3、n standards, pre-, post-grade teacher training methods, teaching evaluation methods and means put forward some suggestions. The purpose of this is to be able to learn from advanced experiences with their peers work together to find suitable conditions of our countrys primary English education a viab

4、le direction. Keywords: classroom teaching qualifications of teachers teaching pre-job training for assessment First, the Chinese primary school English teaching situation 1. Overview According to incomplete statistics, by 1999, there were about 7 million students learning English in school, an aver

5、age of three hours per week (Mei Deming, 2004). The Ministry of Education decided in autumn 2001, the national city and county elementary schools from the third grade English courses to open a notice issued after the opening of primary school English curriculum, has become the early 21st century of

6、Chinas basic education, an important part of the curriculum reform. With the new national English curriculum standards of the enactment of primary and secondary school English teaching in basic education has gradually become an important component. Since 2001, primary and secondary schools across th

7、e country will begin to set up English classes, but in all cities, villages set up different. In general, large cities than in rural primary schools starting early, multi-class, teacher strong, well-equipped. In Beijing, for example, in 1993, the Beijing urban and suburban districts and counties in

8、the Central Primary School, opened in fourth-grade English class. In 2001, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission decided, after the fall semester, Chongwen, Shijingshan, Daxing, Shunyi District, Yanshan Petrochemical and other areas and all primary schools, Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai

9、, Mentougou, Huairou districts and counties part of the primary schools, from first grade first pilot project set up English classes, other parts of the primary schools in the third grade to start teaching English classes. In June 2004, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission has issued the “Beij

10、ing Ministry of Education to implement” compulsory education curriculum pilot program “of the lesson plan (for trial implementation).” All districts and counties of the citys elementary school students from the 2004 fall of a new semester begins, formal learning English courses. “Lesson plan” that,

11、from first grade to open foreign language lessons, foreign language schools and other conditions of the schools can set up a second foreign language, foreign language lessons compulsory general class on the basis of the Ministry of Education requirements may be increased. States on the creation of p

12、rimary school English teaching in the document clearly states: 4 - sixth grade, not less than 120 minutes of instruction per week. Hong Kong due to special historical reasons and linguistic environment, primary English lessons per week 7-9 sessions, each class 35 minutes, and English classes and oth

13、er disciplines compatible with good kids in other classes can also be exposure to English. We also believe that areas where conditions permit, increase primary school English classes, too few hours is not conducive to language learning. Now Beijing is basically from a grade school English class to o

14、pen a week, about four lessons, each lesson is 45 minutes, a number of conditions are good, also has foreign teachers once a week for lessons. However, tensions in rural primary school teachers, there is no English teacher commitment to teaching duties, English commenced grade is very unified, class

15、 schedule weekly once or twice. The progress of English language teaching can not complete normally. More scarce teaching resources, teaching equipment and facilities poor. Meanwhile, the primary English education quality evaluation system is not perfect, is difficult to guarantee the quality of edu

16、cation. 2. Primary School English Textbooks Primary English teaching is about the leadership of departments, experts and outstanding teachers to prepare, review and approval after the publication of the use, for example, primary school English textbooks, the “new standard English,” the Beijing Forei

17、gn Studies University, Professor Chen Lin, British experts Printha Ellis and editor Naomi Simmons, as well as English teaching and research staff, and special-grade teachers, etc., prepared jointly by the National Commission on the 2002 review of primary and secondary school textbooks published in t

18、he adoption of use. “The new starting point” is the Peoples Education Publishing House and the College of Technology, Haidian District, teachers, co-operation, Chinese and foreign experts and English teachers, such as teaching and research, and special-grade primary school English teaching materials

19、 prepared jointly. There is also editor in chief of the dragon, Tsinghua University experts in English teaching. The diversity of materials has brought new ideas, which is: is the service of teaching materials and tools of teaching. Teachers, according to the actual situation of local school pupils

20、to study the teaching content and methods, creative use of materials. As can be seen from the above examples, the existing primary school English teaching common features are: materials from the Chinese and foreign English language education experts and understand the primary teaching and research s

21、taff and excellent teachers to discuss, write, practicality stronger. 2002 Shanghai International Studies University, presided over the “big one-stop English training model schools” project, survey, 100% of teachers think that teaching is conducive to that capacity. 90% believe that language teachin

22、g material true to life. 80% thought to contact the students daily lives. 82% of the students that the English language teaching materials interesting (Mei Deming, 2004). Tomlinson (1998) made a good teaching should meet the following criteria, namely, teaching materials to attract childrens interes

23、t and attention, the development of childrens self-confidence, authentic language, give the children the development of language, space, consider different ways of learning and emotional factors, the development of the childs intellectual, aesthetic, emotional and other mining potential of the child

24、s language. The above investigation showed that most of the existing primary school English teaching materials and Tomlinson is the basic standard of good teaching materials are consistent. Also, materials layout design quality has been significantly improved. There are a variety of materials suppor

25、ting teachers guide, activity manuals to enhance the selectivity of the materials to expand, flexibility and openness. 3. Classroom Teaching The past two years, I visited Beijing Zhongguancun three small (Wanquan Campus), Beijing No. 1 Experimental Primary School, Chaoyang Experimental Primary Schoo

26、l, Wanquan primary school, Yuk Ying School, the NPC attached elementary school, primary school attached to Beijing Normal University, Tsinghua University and the Zhongguancun one school to small and so few schools to observe a few of their 10 English lesson. According to the author of the incomplete

27、 statistics, 50% of primary school English teachers have bachelors degree, 50% of junior college graduate. Teachers understand the curriculum standards, there is a new teaching concept, with research and awareness, these schools once a week or two weeks a collective lesson planning, demonstration le

28、ssons and other teaching activities. That these few basic school has a backbone of English teachers, teachers often in the district in teaching and research and teacher training and other activities. Some schools have primary school English research projects; some schools are foreign visitors, conti

29、nuing education opportunities. I watch them more than a dozen church in the English class found that teachers note that the creation of English language environment, student-centered teaching and learning activities, by listening, doing, speaking, singing, playing, played the way to encourage studen

30、ts to actively participate in, bold expression, Let students experience to learn and master the language. Comparing the standard pronunciation of the teachers, classroom language than the norm. Wanquan a young primary school teacher voice tone to the author left a deep impact. Tsinghua attached elem

31、entary school of a teacher insist on pre-class oral practice, effective. Teachers have some knowledge of the Shariah, an integrated teaching style, situational method, the task of, general reflect the law. New primary schools in a district-level education backbone of teachers in low-grade English cl

32、ass on the body reflects the law with ease. Teachers focus on students interested in the same time, also paid attention to student mastery of knowledge points and preliminary communication capabilities. These schools have a multi-media classrooms, teaching conditions were better. For example, Chaoya

33、ng Experimental Primary School, ordinary classrooms with multimedia teaching facilities, a young teachers courseware and beautiful and practical to do. I learned in the interview, Chaoyang Experimental Primary School has a computer professional teacher training, teachers in various subjects produced

34、 courseware, and the campus network to produce a courseware resources are used up very convenient. In more than a dozen lessons in the authors saw that the teachers are very close to the attitude of the students in order to encourage the main diversity of evaluation methods. Such as a National Peopl

35、es Congress attached elementary school teacher to evaluate learning and language points together. When learning content is related to the shape of the word, the teacher has done a variety of shapes using color paper, and to award them the right of students to answer questions for students according

36、to their own preferences color and shape, and then pick up themselves. In short, I watch these 10 sections of primary school English lessons from the philosophy and teaching method gives a new feeling. Second, problems and hidden troubles Primary English Education in China is still at an early stage

37、, there are still many problems. However, I believe, comprehensively enhance the quality of teachers is a serious problem. Universal primary school foreign language courses open to primary school foreign language teachers in rapid increase in demand, resulting in the overall foreign language teacher

38、s and the teaching level of professional standards of quality problems, the performance of their specific teaching skills and tools for teachers and backward, teaching evaluation standard single - and research attitudes lag. Author and part in the training of pre-service primary school teachers in t

39、he process found that some primary school English teachers to the theoretical knowledge and scientific understanding of the need for less than that there are some basic English language knowledge, skills, classes can mobilize the enthusiasm of the students, good teaching results is a good English te

40、achers. Some students and teachers in schools by training teachers on new teaching ideas and understanding of theoretical knowledge is not deep. For example, some teachers have only a one-sided emphasis on the interest of students, ignoring the need to train students in the English interest in learn

41、ing the purpose of the results of a large number of teaching aids, audio-visual images, real emotions so that students excitement, unable to focus on English language learning. This teaching method so that the teaching of English a mere formality, not to mention the cultivation of awareness of stude

42、nt learning, good study habits and learning methods to cultivate the formation. In todays education reform situation, the more people support the learner-centered, student-activity-based self-concept, and promote the task of teaching methods of teaching. However, some teachers forget the purpose of

43、the event is to enable students to master the language in the mission experience, so that the task has become meaningless pure teaching activities. Compared with urban primary school English teachers, rural areas, the suburban districts and counties of cities the quality of English teachers even mor

44、e serious. From the English point of view, the majority of English teachers reach tertiary level. To switch from other disciplines to teach English in a serious phenomenon. For example, the Shanghai International Studies University under the auspices of the “big one-stop English training model schoo

45、ls” project, survey results show that primary school English teachers in tertiary education are 61%. Wang Song, vice president of Beijing Institute of Education, the United States right Yanqing, Changping, Shunyi the five suburban districts and counties of the survey show that more than 50% of Engli

46、sh teachers from the English, mathematics and other non-English major career change came; this survey the other pairs of 181 primary school written English teachers showed Nearly nine out of English teachers, speaking and listening are even worse, curriculum ideas are also not keep up with the new c

47、urriculum reform This shows that primary school English teachers from the quantity and quality on the urgent need to improve. Third, Thoughts and Suggestions 1. Strengthen the multi-channel in-service training, exploring pre-training model At present, China-service teacher training is largely provid

48、ed by the Institute of Education, Normal College of adult education, teacher training school, or TV commitments, pre-teacher training is largely provided by the Normal University, Teachers College and other commitments. Reposted elsewhere in the paper for free download I believe that job training sh

49、ould not only depend on the training unit of the intensive training, but also to stimulate the development of teachers self-awareness, based on school-based research, teaching and research activities of the organization on a regular basis to play group lesson preparation, teaching and research stren

50、gths, encouraging teachers to schools with each other lectures , Class Evaluation, to experienced teachers with new teachers to play the role of outstanding teachers; regions and municipalities introduce outstanding teachers inter-institution experience with a core of teachers with all the teachers.

51、 District and municipal English researcher and university English teachers to study the implementation of primary school English teacher training. You can also network with the primary English language related to the various departments involved in primary school English teacher training. For exampl

52、e, the Hong Kong Longman publishers to provide teachers with a primary school English teaching New Welcome to Englishs website, teachers use the teaching materials, such as various kinds of problems encountered, you can directly engage in a dialogue through the network and Editors for the Primary En

53、glish Teaching Quality Assurance matchmaking, but also established a Blog platform for lifelong learning of teachers. Explore the pre-training model for primary school English teachers to create the conditions for specialization and standardization. Chinas current primary school English teachers and

54、 pre-service education of primary education depends mainly on Normal University faculty. Such as primary education, Capital Normal University since 2001, established the direction of English Majors is mainly responsible for Beijing primary school English teachers in pre-service education. The sake o

55、f our undergraduate students at school during the new recruits to enter the teachers role can be rapidly and in the future continue to develop our training program is divided into the following parts: university-based classes, teacher professional knowledge and skills related courses, English majors

56、 knowledge and skills curriculum, and teaching training and internship. The year before graduation, students conduct research under the guidance of the teachers practice for one year. In addition to strengthening the schools training model of exploration, but also should be strengthened with the pri

57、mary contact in practice to explore conditions for the backbone of English teachers in training mode. 2. The strict accreditation of teachers I believe that to ensure the quality of primary school English teachers in English primary schools prerequisite courses; rigorous primary school English teach

58、er qualification examination is to ensure the quality of primary school English teachers. This assessment should be on the posts of English teachers from English professional knowledge, professional skills, professional attitude, and teacher professional knowledge and skills to conduct examinations

59、and assessment, and there should be some reasonable criteria. For example, Haidian District in respect of the provisions of primary and secondary schools serving English teachers must pass the oral exam green channel 6 and above, the new recruits English teachers must pass the College English 4 or m

60、ore standard examinations, must also have a “green channel” 6 or more Oral pass the examination certificate. Such a provision ensures that, Haidian District, the overall quality of primary school English teachers, but also to make primary school English teaching and research, Haidian District, Beiji

61、ng, walking in the forefront of English education. I also visited Nara and Kyoto, Japan, the six public elementary schools, teachers, the majority of the undergraduate graduation, the individual is a graduate student graduation. Primary school teachers in the university teachers need to go through d

62、uring the qualifying examination have to through the use of examinations. The adoption of the national primary school teachers in public examinations by the provincial or municipal Board of Education is responsible for general educational basic theories, professional knowledge of teachers, English a

63、nd other three, four teachers, written and practical skills test. After graduating from the general three to five years in order to get the countrys adoption of a public primary school teachers qualified certificate. In short, the qualifications of primary school English teachers standardization is

64、very important. 3. Improve the teaching of assessment tools for students Educational Reform in China has changed a lot of English teachers in the traditional belief that the assessment of students can not be a simple mid-term and final exams as a standard, while a multi-faceted, multi-angle dynamic

65、assessed. Therefore, more and more English teachers prefer to use formative assessment (formative assignment), and portfolio assessment (portfolio assignment). However, the use of the process, some teachers simply a variety of small tests as formative assessment results to a variety of small test scores, stage exa