高考英语改革 英语作文

Alright. Maybe it's time for me to make a comment for this policy change.

I was really looking forward to seeing the change when I first read the news Call for reform of English language assessments in March this year.

This piece of news pretty much left me the impression that policy-makers in China were already aware of the importance of oral English in the development of students' comprehensive language capabilities.

I thought there could be some marks taken out specifically for oral English part in the College English Test. I even misread the news "China to downgrade English section of college admissions test" when I first saw the title because I thought the reduced marks would all be attributed to oral English assessment. However, when I looked at the details of the policy change, I would say I was startled, then upset, cause there was nothing to do with oral English at all, and the whole weight of English reduced!

There is an added 30 points for Chinese which quite a few people think students will benefit from. I personally do not agree with this view. Traditional Chinese culture and Chinese literature, of course, are very important and could be an important source for students to establish their philosophy of life. But is an added 30 points strong enough to make a difference? Some people might say yes, but I would say no.

Both the public and education system operators see marks somewhat synonymous with emphasis and outcome. But people like me could only see a changed pattern of assessment, and for us the nature of assessment does not change at all.

I expect that there would not be any discernible return of that marks.

On the other hand, when you give much needed marks to oral English assessment, you can almost see an immediate return on your "investment". Students begin to speak English and use English. Results improve and hope is created where once there were only complaints and criticism towards Chinese lingually-disabled students. The future benefits for the long term English assessment reform of the whole education system are incalculable. The demand for native speakers increase and thus more foreigners come to China for living, given the job loss rate is fairly high in foreign countries. China therefore functions as a balancing role and it not only benefits China.

Having seen the new policy which I don't think is clever, or even fiscally responsible, I feel upset. I'd say it's a stupid policy for me.

Hopefully China is at the height of reform under President Xi. I still see positive to the future of English assessment regulations.