《HotissuesandfutureprospectoftheschoolEnglishcurriculum》.pptVIP

What are some of the limitations of imported textbooks? Why is localization necessary?（引进教材有哪些缺陷？本土化为何必不可少？ Global coursebooks are not normally humanistic because they are trying to cater for everybody but in the end they end up engaging nobody. (Tomlinson, 2003) 国际版教材通常不人性化，原因在于它想满足所有人的需要，但最终事与愿违，谁都不能满足。 Their subject matter is not culturally appropriate in the local learning situations. Learners and teachers are not interested in the content and do not believe in the methods. (Bao Dat, 2003) 引进教材的主题内容对于当地学习者文化上不适应。学习者和老师对内容不感兴趣，也不相信该书倡导的方法。 There is very little excitement or disturbance to stimulate the emotions of the learner. 激不起学生兴趣，与学生情感没有交流。 They have ignored the importance of localizing language tasks and have denied learners opportunities for contextual use. 编写者忽略语言活动本土化的重要性，没有给学习者提供结合本土情境运用语言的机会。 Although at some point cross-cultural awareness activities are provided, in most cases they are UK-centred. 尽管包含了培养不同文化意识的活动，但大多数是以英国为中心的活动。 Little research has been directed to the topic of how the local educational/teaching environment has influenced students’ learning. (Maley, 1998) 当地教育/教学环境如何影响学生学习，对这方面研究甚少。 What can we do to localize imported textbooks?（怎样将引进教材本土化？） Rewrite the textbooks taking into consideration the differences of educational systems, learning conditions, teaching and learning styles, the students’ cultures and differences in needs for lge use in their future. (JEFC as an example) 基于以下考虑我们要重新编写教材：不同国家教育制度和教学情况的不同；教学和学习方式的不同；学生文化不同；以及学生未来使用语言目的也不同。 Co-operate with local writers in the rewriting 重新编写教材要与当地作者合作 Writer-user interaction (teachers students) 作者与使用者交流（包括教师和学生） Teacher’s adaptation of the materials using the CARD technique and the end-of-unit comparison (Now compare this with … in your country.) 教师创造性地整合教材，注意国情比较 Cross-cultural writing partnerships also help to ensure that the process of production is based on a cross-cultural exchange of language and experience of national and classroom cultur