大学英語教育の現状と課題 : 中国の場合

Abstract

Until now, China has achieved remarkable success in English education at the university level with a policy of only educating “the best and the brightest”. Due to that policy, students improved their basic ability in English. There are some reasons for that success; English education is strongly controlled by the government, there is a strict course of study, and standard-benchmarking through a national standardized test system. In addition to those, students’ high motivation and the quantity of English study are the special features of the Chinese system. Recently, however, the number of universities (especially private colleges) has increased, which means the number of college students is increasing, too. Due to this, the quality of English education is a little inferior to that of the past. Now that higher education is popularized in China, the policy of only educating the best and brightest is no longer realistic. In conclusion, the English education system in China should be reformed to adapt to the present situation.