简介:TheStateEducationCommission’sSeniorEnglishSyllabus(1993)(SETS)stipulatespreciselythatEnglishteachingshouldplaceaprimaryemphasisoncultivatingstudents’readingability.However,itseemsmostmiddleschoolEnglishteacherscannotseeitsvalue.Thisarticlewillarguethatitisessentialtohigh-lightreadinginmiddleschoolEnglishteachinganditalsoofferssomesuggestionsfordoingso.
简介:IntroductionWhylisteningisneglectedinseniormiddleschoolEnglishclassesItiswellknownthattherearefourbasiclanguageskills,noneofwhichshouldbeneglected.Unfortunately,teachersofEnglishinmiddleschoolsusuallypaylittleattentiontolisteningforanumberofreasons.OneisthattheythinklisteningislessimportantforChinesestudentscomparedwithotherskills.AccordingtotheNationalSyllabus,moreattentionshouldbepaidtoreading,whichisthechiefcomponentoftheCollegeEntranceexam.Anotherreasonisthatteacherscomplainthattheydonothaveenoughmaterialsormachinesforimprovinglistening.Furthermore,theylackconfidenceintheirabilitytoconstructlisteningactivities.
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