On the
transition of English teaching from primary to secondary schools--From the perspective
of key competencies
Ye Zhu (叶竹),
Foreign Languages Middle School Attached to Wuhan University, Hubei
Liang Xiaohua (梁小华), Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Hubei
In 2014, the Ministry
of Education issued opinions on comprehensively deepening curriculum reform and
carrying out the fundamental task of fostering virtue, which puts forward the idea
of "Key competencies", and emphasizes the central importance of the
discussion and creation of an education system integrated with them. With the
further expansion and strengthening of basic education reform, cultivating
students' key English competences is increasingly held in high regard.
There are different
stages for the implementation of key English competencies in the curriculum.
However, a series of problems lie in the transition between the primary and
junior middle schools, due to the differences in textbooks, curriculum and
students' cognitive competence and model of thinking in different phases.
Seventh grade is a crucial stage for the transition. Based on the research of
seventh grade students and teachers in Wuhan, the authors expect to find these
problems and aims to propose effective solutions to realize the continuity of
English teaching in the two stages.
Ye Zhu got her master’s in education at Hong Kong
University, China. She is now an English teacher in Foreign Languages Middle
School Attached to Wuhan University.
