Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)

Aligning China’s National English Speaking Standards to Speaking Activities in Oxford Shanghai Junior High School English Textbooks: Problems and Challenges

Authors
Ziqi Tang*
School of Foreign Languages, Guangzhou Huashang College, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
*Corresponding author. Email: guanghua.ren@gecacademy.cn
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Ziqi Tang
Available Online 1 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220131.136How to use a DOI?
Keywords
English Speaking Standards; English Textbooks; English Communication; English Proficiency
Abstract

The globalized world with the fast advancing of science and technology has required more global talents with proficient English communication skills. China as the largest developing country with the 1/4 of the world population also emphasizes the importance of English proficiency, specifically English communication skills, in its education system from K-12 to higher education in order to meet the challenges and requirements brought by the globalization. Textbook is the carrier of the curriculum. However, the textbooks in China have many existing versions and many of them were considered as not being able to meet the requirements of the National English Speaking Standards. Thus, this paper aims to analyse the speaking-related activities/contents in the English textbook used in Guangdong middle schools in order to develop a better understanding of the problems of educating future generations on their English communication skills to meet the global challenges.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 February 2022
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978-94-6239-527-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220131.136How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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