HOW CAN WE TEACH READING WITHOUT READING? — REFLECTIONS ON TEACHERS' DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEW CENTURY  

不读书者何以教授阅读——对新世纪教师自身业务发展的反思(英文)

作　　者：王小萍[1] 

机构地区：[1]首都师范大学外语学院

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2005年第2期10-15,125,共7页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：This paper examines the readiness of middle school teachers to address the new standards of reading issued by the National Educational Commission for China's middle school English teaching. The new standards, aiming to reach international standards, are much more demanding than the old ones. While the old curriculum required students to learn only 1800 words for mastery and 1140 words for recognition, the new standards have increased mastery vocabulary to 3300 words plus 360 phrases but do not designate a specific number of words for recognition. Instead, the new standards set specific reading amounts for students' extra- curricular accumulative reading at different levels: for juniors, the range is from 40,000 words to 150,000 words and for seniors, the range is from 200,000 words to 360,000 words. Are Beijing middle school teachers prepared to meet these new standards? The survey conducted by the author on the amount of reading engaged in by English teachers in one local district has revealed their lack of readiness. Many teachers seldom read, either for the lack of time, or for the lack of resources. Undoubtedly, their limited English input will become a serious hindrance to the improvement of middle school students' English literacy.新课标对中学英语课外累计阅读提出了高标准,要求学生在初高中分别完成15万字和36万字。面临挑战,教师是否准备就绪?笔者在北京市某区做的英语教师阅读量调查表明,大部分教师很少读英语书,不是没时间就是没书读。毫无疑问,他们那有限的英语将严重阻碍中学生英语阅读能力的发展。希望这篇报告能够引起校长和教师、教育专家们的注意。教师不读书又怎能培养学生阅读呢?教师如果只懂一点对付考试的文法,他们的英语将是生搬硬套。想说Snow White时,就难免说成The White Princess。

关 键 词：英语教师 学生阅读 读书 英语阅读能力 业务发展 新世纪 面临挑战 中学英语 新课标 反思 

分 类 号：G635.1[文化科学—教育学]