简介:ConsensushasbeenreachedonabroadrangeofissuesbetweenChinaandinstrivingforalasting,stable,bilateralrelationshipduringthefirststatevisitin12yearsbyChina’sheadofstatetotheUnitedStates.TherecentJiang-ClintonSummitplustheSino-USJointStatementjump-startedtheendeav-orstowardaconstructivestrategicpartnershiporientedtothe21stcentury.IndeedwhatliesinstorefortherelationshipacrossthePacificOceanintheunfoldingnew
简介:ThispaperredefinestheconceptsofEnglishasauniversitydiscipline,qualityeducation,patternsoftrainingEnglishmajorsandthedemandfortheminthemarket.ThroughcarefulanalysisthepaperpointsoutthatitisdifficultorunnecessaryforEnglishdepartmentstoshoulderthesoleresponsibilityoftrainingstudents"withmultipleskills".Theintroductionofnon-EnglishcoursesintoEnglishdepartmentsisbothshortsightedandmisleading.OneofthereasonswhyEnglishdepartmentsinChinaareeagertodeviatefromthenormofEFLteachingisthattheyfailtounderstandproperlytheirownpositioninhighereducation.ThepapermaintainsthatwhatEnglishmajorspresentlylackisnotthetechnicalknowledgeand/orskillsforaparticularjobbuttheabilitytothinkcreativelyandadaptthemselvestotheever-changingmarket.ThepapermakesapredictionthatEnglishdepartmentsinChinawillsoonerorlaterreturntotheir"properbusiness"ofteachingEnglishlanguageandculture.
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