Exploring the History and Challenge of Government-authorized English Textbooks in Japan and Mainland China
Exploring the History and Challenge of Government-authorized English Textbooks in Japan and Mainland China
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10.14516/ete.400
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2022-06
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Linfeng Wang
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Linfeng Wang
本文考察了英语教科书的发展历史，以及在当前日本和中国大陆的英语语境下，英语教科书所面临的挑战。在这些国家，英语教科书和所有其他科目的教科书只有经过政府的评估和批准才能在课堂上使用。教材评价的主要标准是由国家课程规定的，并作为教材编制的指导方针；它阐明了每门学科的目的和目标，包括对每个年级的成就水平的描述，以及对教学、评估和编写教科书的建议。实际上，教科书是国家课程在真实课堂上的直接物化，尤其是在教科书主导的英语课堂上。本文首先讨论了教科书研究的意义，然后对日本和中国大陆的英语教科书进行了历史回顾。本综述的重点是描述当前在英语教材中低估第一语言使用的挑战。最后一部分绘制了两国的发展轨迹图，并探索了一种新的方法来克服在EFL课堂中创建融合学生母语和目的语的引人入胜的活动的挑战。
This paper examines the history of English textbooks and the challenges they are facing in the current EFL contexts of Japan and mainland China. In these countries, English textbooks, and textbooks for all other subjects, can only be used in classrooms following governmental evaluation and approval. The main set of criteria for textbook evaluation is provided by the national curriculum, which also serves as a guideline for compiling textbooks; it illustrates the purpose and objectives of each subject, contains descriptions of achievement levels for each grade, as well as suggestions for teaching, assessing and compiling textbooks. In effect, textbooks are the direct materialization of the national curriculum implemented in real classrooms, particularly in textbook dominated English classes. This paper starts by discussing the significance of textbook research before presenting a historical review of English textbooks in Japan and mainland China. The focus of the review is to delineate the current challenge of underestimating the use of the first language in EFL textbooks. The final section draws trajectory maps of the two countries and explores a new approach to overcoming the challenge of creating engaging activities that incorporate both student’s first language and target language in EFL classrooms.