In order to meet the trend of China's rapid economic and social development and the internationalization of higher education, a new round of college English teaching reform is ready to start. Following the pilot refo...In order to meet the trend of China's rapid economic and social development and the internationalization of higher education, a new round of college English teaching reform is ready to start. Following the pilot reform by colleges and universities in Beijing, some colleges and universities in Shanghai will also initiate college English teaching reform program this fall. According to SCETFR (Shanghai College English Teaching Frame of Reference), the core of the new round of reform is to replace the traditional integral or comprehensive English with academic English, and through which to strive to improve students' English language ability in academic study and profession, and help them build a strong competence in international exchanges and competitions. The author, based on the status quo of China's current college English teaching, made some forward-looking predictions to the reform, and put forward some constructive proposals and measures展开更多
文摘In order to meet the trend of China's rapid economic and social development and the internationalization of higher education, a new round of college English teaching reform is ready to start. Following the pilot reform by colleges and universities in Beijing, some colleges and universities in Shanghai will also initiate college English teaching reform program this fall. According to SCETFR (Shanghai College English Teaching Frame of Reference), the core of the new round of reform is to replace the traditional integral or comprehensive English with academic English, and through which to strive to improve students' English language ability in academic study and profession, and help them build a strong competence in international exchanges and competitions. The author, based on the status quo of China's current college English teaching, made some forward-looking predictions to the reform, and put forward some constructive proposals and measures