ENGLSH-MAJOR EDUCATION IN THE 21st CENTURY: ADAPTABILITY VS. SUITABILITY

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摘要 ThispaperredefinestheconceptsofEnglishasauniversitydiscipline,qualityeducation,patternsoftrainingEnglishmajorsandthedemandfortheminthemarket.ThroughcarefulanalysisthepaperpointsoutthatitisdifficultorunnecessaryforEnglishdepartmentstoshoulderthesoleresponsibilityoftrainingstudents"withmultipleskills".Theintroductionofnon-EnglishcoursesintoEnglishdepartmentsisbothshortsightedandmisleading.OneofthereasonswhyEnglishdepartmentsinChinaareeagertodeviatefromthenormofEFLteachingisthattheyfailtounderstandproperlytheirownpositioninhighereducation.ThepapermaintainsthatwhatEnglishmajorspresentlylackisnotthetechnicalknowledgeand/orskillsforaparticularjobbuttheabilitytothinkcreativelyandadaptthemselvestotheever-changingmarket.ThepapermakesapredictionthatEnglishdepartmentsinChinawillsoonerorlaterreturntotheir"properbusiness"ofteachingEnglishlanguageandculture.
作者 Li Ming
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出版日期 2001年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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