大学英语课程教学要求(英文版2007)CollegeEnglishCurriculumRequirement(2007)WithaviewtokeepingupwiththenewdevelopmentsofhighereducationinChina,deepeningteachingreform,improvingteachingquality,andmeetingtheneedsofthecountryandsocietyforqualifiedpersonnelinthenewera,CollegeEnglishCurriculumRequirements(Requirementshereafter)hasbeendrawnuptoprovidecollegesanduniversitieswiththeguidelinesforEnglishinstructiontonon-Englishmajorstudents.Becauseinstitutionsofhigherlearningdifferfromeachotherintermsofteachingresources,students’levelofEnglishuponenteringcollege,andthesocialdemandstheyface,collegesanduniversitiesshouldformulate,inaccordancewiththeRequirementsandinthelightoftheirspecificcircumstances,ascientific,systematicandindividualizedCollegeEnglishsyllabustoguidetheirownCollegeEnglishteaching.I.CharacterandObjectivesofCollegeEnglishCollegeEnglish,anintegralpartofhigherlearning,isarequiredbasiccourseforundergraduatestudents.Undertheguidanceoftheoriesofforeignlanguageteaching,CollegeEnglishhasasitsmaincomponentsknowledgeandpracticalskillsoftheEnglishlanguage,learningstrategiesandinterculturalcommunication.Itisasystematicwhole,incorporatingdifferentteachingmodelsandapproaches.TheobjectiveofCollegeEnglishistodevelopstudents’abilitytouseEnglishinawell-roundedway,especiallyinlisteningandspeaking,sothatintheirfuturestudiesandcareersaswellassocialinteractionstheywillbeabletocommunicateeffectively,andatthesametimeenhancetheirabilitytostudyindependentlyandimprovetheirgeneralculturalawarenesssoastomeettheneedsofChina’ssocialdevelopmentandinternationalexchanges.II.TeachingRequirementsAsChinaisalargecountrywithconditionsthatvaryfromregiontoregionandfromcollegetocollege,theteachingofCollegeEnglishshouldfollowtheprincipleofprovidingdifferentguidancefordifferentgroupsofstudentsandinstructingtheminaccordancewiththeiraptitudesoastomeetthespecificneedsofindividualizedteaching.TherequirementsforundergraduateCollegeEnglishteachingaresetatthreelevels,i.e.,basicrequirements,intermediaterequirements,andhigherrequirements.Non-EnglishmajorsarerequiredtoattaintooneofthethreelevelsofrequirementsafterstudyingandpracticingEnglishatschool.Thebasicrequirementsaretheminimumlevelthatallnon-Englishmajorshavetoreachbeforegraduation.Intermediateandadvancedrequirementsarerecommendedforthosecollegesanduniversitieswhichhavemorefavorableconditions;theyshouldselecttheirlevelsaccordingtotheschool’sstatus,typesandeducationgoals.Institutionsofhigherlearningshouldsettheirownobjectivesinthelightoftheirspecificcircumstances,strivetocreatefavorableconditions,andenablethosestudentswhohavearelativelyhigherEnglishproficiencyandstrongercapacityforlearningtomeettheintermediateoradvancedrequirements.Thethreelevelsofrequirementsaresetasfollows:Basicrequirements1.Listening:Studentsshouldbeabletofollowclassroominstructions,everydayconversations,andlecturesongeneraltopicsconductedinEnglish.TheyshouldbeabletounderstandEnglishradioandTVprogramsspokenataspeedofabout130to150wordsperminute(wpm),graspingthemainideasandkeypoints.Theyareexpectedtobeabletoemploybasiclisteningstrategiestofacilitatecomprehension.2.Speaking:StudentsshouldbeabletocommunicateinEnglishinthecourseoflearning,toconductdiscussionsonagiventheme,andtotalkabouteverydaytopicsinEnglish.Theyshouldbeabletogive,aftersomepreparation,shorttalksonfamiliartopicswithcleararticulationandbasicallycorrectpronunciationandintonation.Theyareexpectedtobeabletousebasicconversationalstrategiesindialogue.3.Reading:StudentsshouldgenerallybeabletoreadEnglishtextsongeneraltopicsataspeedof70wpm.Withlongeryetlessdifficulttexts,thereadingspeedshouldbe100wpm.Studentsshouldbeabletodoskimmingandscanning.Withthehelpofdictionaries,theyshouldbeabletoreadtextbooksintheirareasofspecialty,andnewspaperandmagazinearticlesonfamiliartopics,graspingthemainideasandunderstandingmajorfactsandrelevantdetails.Theyshouldbeabletounderstandtextsofpracticalstylescommonlyusedinworkanddailylife.Theyareexpectedtobeabletoemployeffectivereadingstrategieswhilereading.4.Writing:Studentsshouldbeabletocompletewritingtasksforgeneralpurposes,e.g.,describingpersonalexperiences,impressions,feelings,orsomeevents,andtoundertakepracticalwriting.Theyshouldbeabletowritewithin30minutesashortcompositionofnolessthan120wordsonageneraltopic,oranoutline.Thecompositionshouldbebasicallycompleteincontent,clearinmainidea,appropriateindictionandcoherentindiscourse.Studentsareexpectedtobeabletohaveacommandofbasicwritingstrategies.5.Translation:Withthehelpofdictionaries,studentsshouldbeabletotranslateessaysonfamiliartopicsfromEnglishintoChineseandviceversa.ThespeedoftranslationfromEnglishintoChineseshouldbeabout300EnglishwordsperhourwhereasthespeedoftranslationfromChineseintoEnglishshouldbearound250Chinesecharactersperhour.Thetranslationshouldbebasicallyaccurate,freefromseriousmistakesincomprehensionorexpression.6.RecommendedVocabulary:Studentsshouldacquireatotalof4,795wordsand700phrases(includingthosethatarecoveredinhighschoolEnglishcourses),amongwhich2,000areactivewords.(SeeAppendixIII:CollegeEnglishV