全球化背景下我国外语教育的定位和长期规划

Position and Long-term Planning of Foreign Language Education in the Context of Globalization

全球化的背景下,外语教育是国家和公民都必须面对的问题。国家外语教育的定位既要考虑国家当前经济、政治发展的需要,重视英语教育,也要吸取历史教训,避免重蹈类似俄语"一边倒"的覆辙;学校外语教育的长期规划要结合国家当前发展的需要和公民个人长远发展的需求,在学校教育的不同阶段提供多个外国语种的必修和选修科目,避免出现某一种外语人才过剩而其他必需语种人才不足的现象。

With the tendency of globalization,foreign language education has become an inevitable problem challenging both the government and the citizen.To establish the proper position of foreign language education,the importance of English must be taken into consideration by relevant policy makers;meanwhile,the historical lesson of Russian education must not be ignored.The long-term planning of systematic foreign language education should be based on both the nation＇s economic and political needs and the citizen＇s needs of personal development.At different stages of school education,more than one international language should be offered as either compulsory or optional course for students to choose according to his interest,so that talents of different foreign languages can be fostered.