演讲与辩论之在小学学英语

Motion:RemoveEnglishfromprimaryandsecondaryschoolcurriculumDefinition:InChina,Englishwillnolongerbeacompulsorysubjectinprimaryandsecondaryschoolincludingjuniorandseniorhighschool;butitcanbetaughtininterestclasswhichwillfocusonpracticalEnglish.Studentscanselecttojointhemfreelyaccordingtotheirinterests.ThisreformiscarriedoutbyMinistryofEducation.IfstudentshaveinterestsinEnglish,theycanapplyforthoseinterestclassesforfreeandwithoutanyexamination.Therealsowon’tbeEnglishtestinthecollegeentranceexaminationandstudents’Englishproficiencywillnothaveanyeffectontheadmissionofcollege.However,itdoesn’tmeanthatEnglishisunimportant.Incollege,thereareEnglishcurriculumsforstudentstochooseaccordingtotheirmajororotherpurposes.AsforEnglishteachersinschool,someofthemcanstillteachinEnglishinterestclassandotherscanbearrangedtootherteachingworkinschool.Asforthenewly-graduatedEnglishteachers,theycanchangetheiroccupationdirectionsuchastheycanturntotheoccupationoftranslationorbusinessorevengototheEnglishtraininginstitutionssuchasNewOriental.正方：1.IfEnglishisremovedfromtheschoolcurriculum,studentswillhavemoretimetopayattentiontoothersubject,especiallyChinese.BecausenowadaysmanyprimaryandsecondaryschoolstudentscannotmaterChineseverywellnottospeakofEnglish.AsforChineseprimaryschoolstudents,theyhavetoacceptthreesubjectsastheirmajorsubjectsthatmeantheyshouldgiveconsiderationtotwoormorethings.Tosomeextent,Englishhasbecomeaburdentochildren.2.SomepeoplehaveoverstatedtheimportanceofEnglish.ItistruethatEnglishisimportantasacommunicativetoolandinternationallanguage,butitdoesn’tmeanthatallthestudentsshouldlearnitintheearlyage.ChinahasperformedEnglishteachingforseveraldecades,butmorethanhalfofthestudentsarelearningdumbEnglishbecauseoftheexaminationregulationinChina,nearlywhatthestudentshavelearntaretargetforthegoodexaminationresult.Aftertheyleaveschool,mostofthemhardlyuseEnglishintheirdailylifeandgraduallyforgetit.SoitisnecessarytoreducetheimportanceofEnglishteachinginprimaryandsecondaryschool.3.StudentsmaynothaveinterestinEnglish,buttheyareforcedtolearninschoolbecauseoftheexaminationandasaresult,theybecomewearyinstudying.Atthesametime,studentscannothavetimetodeveloptheirowninterest.ItisagoodwaytoputEnglishintointerestclassinsteadofincompulsorycurriculumsothatstudentscanhavemorechancetodeveloptheirinterests,maybeonedayChinawillcultivateascienceorarttalent.4.Thisreformcanprovidemoremeanstosucceedforstudentsandpromotethefairnessofeducation.Becauseofmanypoorareas’studentscannotacceptgoodEnglisheducation,somostoftheirlevelofEnglishislowersthanthestudentsintherichareas.ManyofthestudentscannotgotoahighqualityschoolbecauseofthepoorEnglish.5.ThelanguageenvironmentinChinacausesthelackofchanceofusingEnglish.TherearemanypeoplelearningdumbEnglish,theycannotfluentlycommunicatewithforeignerorconsultsomeEnglishmaterial.6.ThereformcanreducetheEnglishtraininginstitutionforEnglishexaminationbutincreasetheneedofEnglishinstitutionforpracticalEnglish,sosometeacherscanfindjobsinthoseinstitutions.（解决措施）7.Nowadays,manyexpertsandteachersbelievethattheearlierthechildrenlearnEnglish,thebettertheywillbe.However,accordingtoEllis’sSecondLanguageAcquisitionTheory,ontheleveloftheefficiencyoflanguageacquisition,whatchildrenlearnislessthanadultinthesamecertaintimealthoughonanotheraspect,childrenhavegoodimitativeabilitysothattheycanlearnthepronunciationquickly.ButconsideringthecurrenteducationalsituationinChina,theteachingresourcesareimbalancedandintheMidwestRegionalCities,manyprimaryandsecondaryschoolarelackofgreatEnglishteachersandmostoftheteachersinthemarepoorintheirEnglishpronunciationwhichwillhavebadeffectonchildren’spronunciation.SoitisnotnecessarytoforcesecondaryandprimaryschoolstudentstolearnEnglishintheirearlyage.反方观点：1.AccordingtoCriticalperiodhypothesis,learnerscanlearnasecondlanguagebetterbeforetheirpuberty,soifstudentsdon’tlearnEnglishintheirprimaryandsecondschool,theywillmissthebesttimetolearnEnglish.Afterthat,itwillbehardforthemtomasterEnglishandmaybeitistoolatetoimprovetheirEnglishproficiency.2.IfEnglishisremovedfromprimaryandsecondarycurriculum,therewillnotneedsomanyteachers,soatthebeginningofthemotionperformed,therewillcausetheunemploymentproblemofEnglishteacher,howcanwedealwiththoseteachers’job,wherecantheyfindjobespeciallyforthoseworkonEnglishteachingformanyyears.3.IfEnglishisjustsetasaninterestclass,therewillbelesstimetoteachSsmoreknowledge,soSswhohavegreatinterestinEnglishmaynotbeabletobesatisfied.Asaresult,theyhavetotakepartinsomesocialtutorialclasstolearnbetter,andtheirparentshavetopaymoremoneyforit.Thatwilltakeupstudentsmoresparetimeandincreasethefamily’sfinancialburden.However,studentsfrompoorfamilydonothavetheopportunitytotakepartinthosetutorialclassesandtheirlevelofEnglishwouldstayinthelowerstage.4.ThesolutiontodealwiththeproblemofEnglisheducationisnotthegovernmentsolelycancelsthecurriculumofEnglish,butthattheyshouldthinkabouthowtomakestudentslearnEnglishwellandchangetheexaminationpattern.IfstudentscanacquirethegoodmethodsofEnglishlearning,theymayfinditalittleeasiertolearnEnglish.Soteachersshouldteachstudentstheefficientwaytolearnandusebutnotforcethemtomemorizemechanically.(helptoreleasestudents’burdenoflearningEnglishandothersubjects.)5.IfEnglishissetasaninterestclass,Ssmayberelaxedinitandmaynotspendsomuchtimeandeffortonit,somostofthemmaynotlearnEnglishwellandwecannotcultivatemoretalentswhoarereallyfluentinEnglishforthecountry.However,Chinaisgraduallyhavingmorecontactwiththeworld,soweneedmoretalentswhoarecompetentinEnglish.ThisreformwouldnotbegoodforChinesedevelopment.6.somepeoplethinkthatlearningEnglishhaslittleusefortheirlife,butifyoudon’tlearnitatthebeginning,youarenotsurewhetheritisusefulforyouinthefuture.6.IfEnglishisremovedfromprimaryandsecondaryschool,thewholeeducationsystemwillfaceadilemmasincestudentswillnotenforcedtolearnEnglishduringprimaryandsecondaryschooltimeandoncetheyentercollegewhereEnglishisanunavoidablecurriculumanditisimportantinsomeacademicresearchareas,buttheywillfindithardtoconsulttheliteratureinEnglish.Ifstudentsdon’taccepttheelementaryEnglishstudying,howtheycandealwiththoseproblems?7.AreportfromModernEducationhasmentionthatthebasicreasonoftheweakeningofChineseisnottheexcessiveemphasisofEnglish,butthemoreandmoreconvenientofInternetwhichhasweakenpeopleabilityofthinkingandhandwritingability.