Development of College English Curricula in China—An Analysis Based on Cooper’s “Accounting Scheme”

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10.2991/assehr.k.211122.073How to use a DOI?

Keywords

accounting scheme; College English curricula; language policy and planning; China

Abstract

This paper studies the features and trends of evolution of College English curricula based on Cooper’s accounting scheme. By examining the formulation processes and implementation effects of altogether six College English curricula from historical and comparative perspectives, it is found that the actors was the MOE and academic research institutions; the means was the authority of the government; the behaviors developed from English foundation to English application ability; the people changed from science and engineering students to all non-English majors; the ends evolved from discrete language skills training to comprehensive English ability; the process developed from “top-down” to a combination of “top-down” and “bottom-up”. This paper also attempts to analyze the reasons for these features and trends, in order to provide valuable insights for College English teaching reform.

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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Tonghui Xu
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/11/23
TI  - Development of College English Curricula in China—An Analysis Based on Cooper’s “Accounting Scheme”
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (ICSSHE 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 140
EP  - 144
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211122.073
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211122.073
ID  - Xu2021
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