A Comparison of Elementary Foreign Language Programs in China and the USA
作者机构:Department of Curriculum and InstructionThe University of AlabamaBox 870232TuscaloosaAlabama 35487USA
出 版 物:《Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences》 (复旦人文社会科学论丛(英文版))
年 卷 期:2021年第14卷第3期
页 面:319-344页
学科分类:0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 05[文学]
主 题:Elementary education Foreign language programs Global comparison China and US education
摘 要:This study presents comparisons regarding current elementary foreign language programs in China and the *** design features a comparative analysis approach combined with deductive thematic analysis to collect,analyze,and compare relevant *** were collected from samples such as governmental documents,organizational guidelines,national statistical reports,published scholarly works,audiovisual materials,and *** the research,primary categories were identified,used to group data,and then look for similarities and *** for comparison were:(a)program types,(b)curriculum standards,(c)instructional methods,and(d)*** indicated US programs could benefit from consistency,widespread support and demand,state-to-state organization and/or alignment,equitable teaching materials,and attention to all student *** s program,while organized,could benefit from more authentic,real-life-context,other-culture-oriented practices,flexibility,and deeper,genuine information about English-speaking countries’*** research contributes to scholarly conversations regarding comparisons of elementary foreign language teaching in China and the USA,while also supporting worldwide comparisons and exchange of ideas.