Language-in-Education Planning from the Perspective of National Foreign Language Capacity Building
Zhong Weihe, Wang Weiwei and Huang Enmou
Chinese Journal of Language Policy and Planning ›› 2016, Vol. 1 ›› Issue (5) : 45-51.
Language-in-Education Planning from the Perspective of National Foreign Language Capacity Building
National foreign language capacity is an important fulcrum of the national economic and cultural competitiveness. As anintegral part of China's education, foreign language education is bound to play a great role in supporting an effective implementationof the national development strategy. This paper examines the status and problems of the development of China’s national foreign language capacity from the perspective of national strategy as well as language planning. In this study, we have identified four areasin need of improvement. At the macro level, first, there is a lack of strategic awareness, and second there exists a need of top-downstrategic scheme and systematic assurance. In term of resource allocation, first, strategic input is insufficient and disproportionate with regard to professional development, and second there exists an acute insufficient supply to meet the demand and structural unbalance.To deal with the problems and challenges, we have also proposed five suggestions, namely: to project a proper strategic plan in foreign language education, to conduct a constant monitoring of the national foreign language competence, to optimize the national system offoreign education, to upgrade the standard for foreign language teachers, and to explore the training model of subject pioneers and topprofessionals.
foreign language education planning / national foreign language capacity / national strategic development
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