The Review of College English Education History in China and the Reflections
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DOI: 10.38007/Proceedings.0001734
Corresponding Author
Li Cong
Abstract
The paper has a review on the historical development of English education in higher education from the late of 19th century to 2020. Different stages feature variously in course objectives, teaching focus, methods and concepts. This reveals College English education is closely related to the national economic, political and social development and changes with social changes. The return from the role of college English as a tool to the humanity nature stresses the turning point for today’s College English education. New perspectives of classroom teaching, cultural teaching and teachers’ core qualities have been discussed and some suggestions have been proposed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of English teaching.
Keywords
College English Education; Review; Guideline of College English Course; Syllabus