换“药”不妨也换“汤”——论英语专业基础英语教学与教材改革

A call for a change of the "form" to match the change of its "content

本文从我国本科英语专业综合英语课程的教学现状出发 ,提出了大胆改革英语专业本科基础英语教材的设想 ,尤其是针对外语界新近关于基础英语教材“以内容为中心”的呼声 ,笔者提出了教材的设计必须从内容到形式符合“内容中心”原则的主张。文章运用语言学习和教材编写的有关理论和观点 ,呼吁大学本科英语教材必须最大程度地减少教师在学生语言学习过程中的干预 ,培养学生主动参与意识 。

Out of an awareness of the problems in the teaching of Comprehensive English to junior English majors, the authors of this article envisage the need to call for a change in the activity types supplemented to the texts proper with a view to attaining consistency in the application of 'content based' concept recently claimed by some linguists and textbook writers. Backed up by relevant language learning theories as well as viewpoints pertaining to material development, the authors advocate the type of activities that would result in minimal interference with the learners language learning process and encourage maximal learner autonomy and participation in the language classroom. The textbooks thus designed can be expected to attain excellent complementarity with other skill courses in the curriculum.