Read an article a few years ago, I said that Wuhan, a media invited five foreign friends had a great interest "test" on the NMET. Three of whom were foreign students, two English teacher. If foreigners with English as mother tongue, English entrance examination answer papers, is what will result? These foreigners authentic Chinese high school English test not out, at least it should not be less than 95 points (calculated by 100 points). Exam results far beyond people's expectations, the average of five people only 79 points, equivalent to China's college entrance examination in English medium student achievement. Is the US level of English Canada and other English-speaking foreigners is not as ordinary Chinese students' English proficiency? Foreigners who are not going to learn English to Chinese English class? The answer is definitely no. Then we will produce for validity and reliability of the papers suspect that the papers proposition can not accurately reflect the actual level of English candidates, " foreigners " get good college entrance examination in English, English education from a side that there are still some defect. English proficiency test should focus on students' practical to use English rather than rote examine the candidates, the ability of models to copy. Examine the papers too much emphasis on knowledge of English grammar, English grammar which in real life is almost invisible. Many foreigners marvel at our English papers on the test questions are content to be studied linguists in their country, the so-called penny wise and pound-foolish to give up the core and essence of language and the pursuit of some obscure in real life difficult grammar rules used. Think of our test scores in TOEFL and IELTS is lower than the global average, which could not be related to the level of backwardness of our English teaching and exams.
Lack of English connotation of "shell English" is the kind of focus only on the form of English (grammar), paying no attention to the content English superficial superficial. We learn English not only to learn its grammar rules, but also to learn its contents. English fans through this window and learn to learn from foreign political and economic legal system, advanced management concepts and advanced science and technology. "English shell" there are two hazards in the current English teaching in China for at least one is only for students to learn how to cope with the English exam, and not create any value. Rote thrown exam, the test will have learned the winds, do not know how to use English in real life. The second is simply teaching grammar chalk and talk of boring, so most students of English had a sense of disgust, lost confidence and interest in learning English, and then gave up the English as a very useful course. In contrast teaching English in other countries in the world, and we are very different, their English teaching closely integrated curriculum and they have learned a lot of lessons are taught in English textbooks in English, the students depicting naturally learned English in At the same time these courses, but also learn how to use English, with the so-called secondary schools, with school, learn and use, and continuously improve students' interest in learning English. "Those who know not as good, the good of the person not the music," When students learning English this way, the effect of learning English will be a qualitative leap.
I write this article, we hope that the English have a fresh start. Abandon the "shell English," will focus on teaching and learning of English learning content from the learning grammar back up, with international practice. English is good or bad, not how much you master the rules of grammar, but how your English proficiency to use, that is, you have to understand, name it, can read English newspapers and magazines, can write in English. These are some of my knowledge of English education, was at fault but please correct me a lot.