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Research on the Debate over the Orientation of College English Teaching and Its Influences in China

Kai Liu, Lei Tang

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English language teaching has regained its prominent status since the reform and opening-up in China. To meet with the challenges of the time, scholars and educators in China have initiated a spirited debate over the orientation of the English teaching for non-English majors in Chinese tertiary education. Through a critical analysis of the research literature, this paper explores the theoretical bases and main arguments of “instrumentalists” and “humanists”. Drawn up the relevant documents, it further studies the influences of the debate on College English teaching policy planning and implementation from a tripartite perspective.

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College English Teaching; Instrumentality; Humanism

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i2.4152

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