EducationEducationUnit 11

Objectives• To get the background of Education To get the background of Education

through passage readingthrough passage reading• To master the expressions about To master the expressions about

EducationEducation• To practice interpreting materials about To practice interpreting materials about

EducationEducation• To review and master the technique of To review and master the technique of

Memory-training.Memory-training.

Part ⅠReading PassagesA.A. Population to be Turned into Human Population to be Turned into Human

ResourcesResourcesB.B. Project HopeProject HopeC.C. Quality-oriented EducationQuality-oriented EducationD.D. Some Problems of Chinese Some Problems of Chinese

Education as Seen through Education as Seen through the Eyes of a Foreignerthe Eyes of a Foreigner

A. Population to be Turned into Human ResourcesPopulation to be Turned into Human Resources

• Goal: turning the burden of a large population into a human resources advantage

• Higher Education• Vocational Education• Basic Education• Minority Education• Special Education

Measures to Measures to popularize various popularize various

educational programseducational programs

Questions for Passage AWhat is the major goal of the Chinese

Ministry of Education in the new century?What are the measures to achieve the

goal?Give a brief account of the biannual

system of college entrance examinations.What is the bottleneck in China’s move

from a traditional agrarian nation to a modern industrial one? Do you agree?

B. Project HopeProject Hope

Project Hope: a project aimed at helping school dropouts and improving school conditions

Its achievement and roles in society

Supervision over the project

Focus change

Questions for Passage B

• What are the achievements that have been scored for the Project hope?

• How will Project Hope develop in future?

• What do you think we should to help the dropouts?

C. Quality-oriented EducationC. Quality-oriented EducationThe focus of quality-oriented

educationThe importance of the promotion

of quality-oriented educationAchievements and progress in

China’s education sectorMore requirement of effort

• Examination-driven education• Education expenditure

Questions for Passage C• What is the focus of quality-

oriented education?• Why is the promotion of quality-

oriented education important?• What are some of the indications

of significant progress realized in education?

• In your opinion, what needs to be done to promote quality-oriented education

Useful expressions in the passages• 国家教育部 Ministry of Education• 在德育、智育、体育、美育都得到发展• To develop morally, intellectually,

physically and aesthetically / to develop one’s morality, intelligence, physique as well as artistic appreciation

• 初等教育• 中等教育• 高等教育• 成人教育• 职业教育

- Primary education- Secondary education- Tertiary / higher education- Adult education- Vocational education

Useful expressions in the passages

• 素质教育 Quality-oriented education / education for all-around development

• 在职培训• 再就业培训• 九年义务教育• 希望工程• 辍学儿童• 学龄儿童• 贫困地区• 知识经济• 应试教育

- on-the-job training- Reemployment training- The nine-year compulsory education- Project Hope- Drop-outs- school-age children- poverty-stricken areas- knowledge-based economy- examination-driven education

Useful expressions in the passages

• 有中国特色的社会主义教育体制• The socialist educational system with Chinese

characteristics• Elimination/eradication of illiteracy• 社会资源分配合理化• To rationalize the allocation of social resources • The entrance exams for regular colleges

and universities / college entrance examinations• 填鸭式教学法• Cramming/spoon-feeding method of teaching

扫盲

• 高考

Useful expressions in the passages•启发式教学法• Method of elicitation•招生•学士•硕士•博士•研究生

- to enroll / enrollment-bachelor-master-doctor -postgraduate

Expressions for the exercises• 教育适度超前发展• The appropriate development of future-

oriented education• 面向现代化、面向世界、面向未来• To meet the needs of modernization, the

world and the future• 终身教育体系• A system of lifelong education• 远程教育 distance learning• 优化专业设置• Optimize the division of disciplines

Expressions for the exercises

• 落实高校办学自主权• To allow institutions of higher learning to

make operating decisions• 高校后勤服务社会化• A system of independent operation of

support services in universities and colleges• 转移支付 Transfer payment• 专项投入 investment in special projects• 加强经费的统筹• To strengthen overall planning of funds• 制止学校乱收费• To curb arbitrary charges levied by schools

Expressions for the exercises• 联合国开发计划署 The UN Development

Program• 联合国儿童基金会 The UN Children’s Fund• 联合国教科文组织 The UN Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization• 国家外专局• The State Administration of Foreign Expert

Affairs• 科教兴国• developing/rejuvenating/revitalizing China

through science and education• 优先发展的战略地位 a strategic priority• 加大改革力度 to intensify reforms

Expressions for the exercises• ‘ ’共建、调整、合作、合并 的方针• A scheme involving joint administration,

adjustment, cooperation and mergers• 民办大学 non-government-run colleges and

universities• 马列主义 ,毛泽东思想 , 邓小平理论 Marxism-Leninism,

Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory• 勤工助学 work-for-study program• Gender stereotyping 对男女的陈旧看法 ,性别歧视• The Open University 开放大学• “Educate to Empower” project• ‘ ’受教育长才干 计划

Interpret: Chinese-English (11-1)

1.1. Persisting in the appropriate Persisting in the appropriate development of future-oriented development of future-oriented education to serve national education to serve national economic and social developmenteconomic and social development

2.2. In developing education, we should In developing education, we should meet the needs of modernization, meet the needs of modernization, the world and the future, the world and the future, and concentrate on promoting and concentrate on promoting quality-oriented education to quality-oriented education to ensure that students develop ensure that students develop morally, intellectually, physically morally, intellectually, physically and aesthetically.and aesthetically.

Interpret: Chinese-English (11-1)

3.3. We need to consolidate the We need to consolidate the achievements of basically popularizing achievements of basically popularizing the nine-year compulsory education the nine-year compulsory education and eliminating illiteracy among young and eliminating illiteracy among young and middle-aged people, and middle-aged people,

4.4. accelerate the expansion of senior accelerate the expansion of senior secondary school education and higher secondary school education and higher education, education, and develop high-level and develop high-level programs in selected universities and programs in selected universities and disciplines/ focus on the construction disciplines/ focus on the construction of a series of high-level universities of a series of high-level universities and disciplinesand disciplines..

Interpret: Chinese-English (11-1)

5.5. We have to make great efforts to We have to make great efforts to develop vocational education and develop vocational education and training, and establish an educational training, and establish an educational system featuring the combination / system featuring the combination / integration of vocational education integration of vocational education with general education.with general education.

6.6. We need to develop adult education We need to develop adult education and various forms of continuing and various forms of continuing education and gradually establish a education and gradually establish a system of lifelong education, and use system of lifelong education, and use information technology to develop information technology to develop long-distance education.long-distance education.

Interpret: Chinese-English (11-1)

7.7. We need to deepen the reform of We need to deepen the reform of the systems for operating schools the systems for operating schools and managing education. We and managing education. We need to allow institutions of need to allow institutions of higher learning to make operating higher learning to make operating decisions according to law, and to decisions according to law, and to continue the transformation to a continue the transformation to a system of independent operation system of independent operation of support services in universities of support services in universities and colleges.and colleges.

Interpret: English-Chinese (11-4)Vocabulary for 11- 4Vocabulary for 11- 4• Home-based Home-based 以家庭为基础的，在家（学习）的以家庭为基础的，在家（学习）的• Bachelor of Art / Science Bachelor of Art / Science 文文 //理学士理学士• Correspondence work Correspondence work 函授函授• Assignment Assignment 作业 作业 Assessment Assessment 评估评估 //评分评分• Business diploma Business diploma 商务学历商务学历• The television open learning system The television open learning system 开放式电教课程开放式电教课程• Alternative Alternative 可选择的 可选择的• Shift workers Shift workers 上轮班的工人上轮班的工人• Be equivalent to Be equivalent to 相当于相当于• Work book Work book 工作工作 // 自学手册 自学手册• Audio tape Audio tape 录音带录音带

Interpret: Chinese-English (11-3)

1.1. Implementation of developing China Implementation of developing China through Science and Education is a through Science and Education is a significant measure for China’s significant measure for China’s economic development and economic development and modernization program.modernization program.

2.2. The strategy is based on education. The strategy is based on education. We should continue to make We should continue to make education a strategic priority.education a strategic priority.

3.3. To improve education we need to: To improve education we need to: first, intensify reforms; second, pay first, intensify reforms; second, pay more attention to the quality of more attention to the quality of education; third, highly value education; third, highly value ideological, political and moral ideological, political and moral education.education.

Interpret: English-Chinese (11-4)

• Listen to the recording and tell the general idea of the passage

• Listen to the recording once again and interpret segment by segment

Technique revision: memory training

Homework

• Memorize the useful expressions in this unit

• Finish the remained interpreting exercises in Part 4 and 5

• Preview the next unit

The end.The end.

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