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When English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is generally
When English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is generally
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2017-01-20
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问题
When English as a foreign language is taught to children at the primary and early secondary levels of education, it is generally taught with a general educational aim in mind—that is, it is regarded as a "good thing" for them to learn a foreign language as a part of a broad education. There is usually, however, no immediate and specific requirement for such children to make use of the language in any communicative situation. The purpose of learning the language is essentially a "deferred" purpose, deferred till the tertiary(第三的)level of education, normally at university, where, it is agreed, a knowledge of English would be helpful in their academic studies. Immediate aims of learning English are defined by the requirements of examinations. Inevitably what is taught to primary and secondary level children is not a communicative knowledge of English language use, but a knowledge of how the rules of English operate.
The language system is taught by means of systematic audio-lingual drill and exercise techniques based on habit formation theory of learning and structural description of English. This may be an effective manner of teaching English usage, but it is less certain that an understanding of how these rules are related to language in use for communicative purposes is an automatic result of this instruction.
What the thousands of children succeed in learning in this way is what is necessary in order to pass examinations. Whether such examinations accurately reflect the uses to which English will be put at the tertiary level is another matter altogether. Adults, on the other hand, unless they are learning a foreign language for "pleasure" at evening institutes, as a "cultural" and social experience, are generally highly conscious of the use to which they intend to put it. That use is frequently associated with an academic or professional requirement: without a knowledge of the foreign language, their development in their chosen sphere of work could be restricted or at least adversely affected.
What is the main topic of this passage?
选项
A、The importance of English learning.
B、English learning as a part of general education.
C、English learning and examinations.
D、Aims and purposes of foreign language learning.
答案
D
解析
主旨大意题。贯穿整篇文章的话题就是为什么要进行外语教学,即外语教学的目标和目的,各段都涉及这一主题,故选D)。A)在文中未提及;B)是目前的一个事实,并非本文主旨;C)概括范围过大。
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