英語高考改革，路在何方

2013年10月21日，北京市教委公布了高考改革方案，英語考試分數從原先的150分降至100分，語文考試分數則從原先的150分升至180分，該方案將從2016年開始實行。與此同時，多地醞釀高考改革新政，均拿英語考試“開刀”。究竟是什么原因使英語成為“眾矢之的”呢？新的高考改革方案對教師、學生、家長會造成什么影響呢？

Host： Reforms to the National College Entrance Exam or “gaokao” are to be carried out in major cities in China， including Beijing. But this includes a 1）reworking of the weightage of some subjects including English and Chinese. Our reporter Su Yuting takes a look at the reform in Beijing and what the public thinks about the change.

Sun Yuting： The English language 2）assessment system is the major focus of the change. According to the timetable of Beijing’s education system reform plan， from 2016， the scores for English in the Beijing College Entrance Examination will be reduced to 100 points from the previous 150 points. Of the 100， the scores for listening ability will increase to 30 points.

And for Chinese， the total scores will increase from 150 points to 180 points. Some say the English testing system in China needs to change as it puts too much emphasis on high marks and ignores the development of student’s comprehensive language capabilities.

Li Yi （spokesman for Beijing Municipal Education Commission）： We don’t want students to devote too much time to the repetitive learning of English grammar. This kind of learning process makes students weaker in their spoken and listening ability. That means the English education method and the entire structure of assessment programs need systematic reforms.

Sun： The Beijing reform plan notes that reducing the scores for English does not mean lowering the importance of the language. Instead， it intends to highlight its practical application. People though， have different opinions towards the reform.

Parent 1： Starting from the first grade， my child has taken extra classes in English besides learning at school.

Parent 2： It’s necessary to give people the chance to make their own decision. If someone thinks [sic] it’s important to learn English， they can spend time and energy on that. But others can choose not to learn English if they think it’s not that important.

Sun： The reforms in the National College Entrance Examination or “gaokao” aim to balance the English language ability with essential knowledge of Chinese. The aim is that with the new weightage in marks for English， Chinese students will be able to strike that balance on their way to further education.

主持人：全國高等教育入學考試，又稱“高考”改革將在包括北京在內的中國主要城市進行。但是這其中包括英語和語文在內的一些科目比重的修改。來看看記者孫玉婷（音譯）對北京（高考）改革方案的報道以及民眾對這一變化的看法。

孫玉婷：英語語言評估體系是這次改革的主要焦點。從北京教育體系改革方案的時間表看，從2016年起，北京英語高考的總分將從原來的150分減少到100分，在這100分當中，聽力能力（測試）的總分將提高至30分。

而語文考試的總分將從150分提高至180分。一些人說中國的英語考試制度需要改革，原因是過度追求高分而忽視了學生綜合語言能力的發展。

李奕（北京市教委新聞發言人）：我們不希望學生們花太多時間在重復的英語語法學習上。這種學習過程使學生們的口語和聽力能力變弱了。那意味著英語教學方法和整個評估計劃的結構需要系統改革。

孫：北京（高考）改革方案所提到的降低英語考試總分并不意味著削弱這門語言的重要性。相反，（這么做）是為了突出實際運用能力。然而人們對此有不同的看法。

家長1：從一年級開始，我的孩子除了在學校上課，還在校外參加額外的英語學習班。

家長2：（我認為）有必要給人們機會作出自己的選擇。如果有人覺得學英語很重要，他們可以在那上面花時間和精力。但是如果別的人覺得不那么重要，他們可以選擇不學英語。

孫：全國高等教育入學考試，又稱“高考”的改革目標在以語文的基礎知識來平衡英語語言能力。在新的英語考試分數比重的調整下，中國學生將在他們未來的求學路上找到平衡點。