The Beijing News (Reporter Yang Feifei) In the compulsory education stage, foreign language courses such as English will no longer be set as the same main courses as Chinese and mathematics, and the proportion of quality education courses will be increased; English (or foreign language) is no longer set as a compulsory subject in the college entrance examination; It is forbidden for students in compulsory education to take unofficial foreign language examinations ... At the 20021National People's Congress, Xu Jin, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and member of the Central Committee of Jiu San Society, suggested that English should be reformed as a compulsory course in compulsory education.

On March 4th, some related topics, such as "Members suggested to cancel the status of English as the main subject in primary and secondary schools" and "Members suggested to reform the compulsory status of English", caused heated discussions in Weibo. As of press time, the cumulative reading volume has reached 200 million.

On this topic, the Beijing News reporter interviewed Zhang Lianzhong, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and a core expert in the formulation and revision group of English Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education and Ordinary Senior High Schools of the Ministry of Education. In his view, foreign language ability is one of the basic qualities of people in modern society, English education should be strengthened, and it is also wise to offer English courses in primary schools. At the same time, Zhang Lianzhong also admitted that foreign language teaching has its particularity, and it is necessary to respect students' learning rules and characteristics, study and improve teaching and evaluation, and enhance the learning experience and capacity building of all learners.

Zhang Lianzhong believes that with the continuous opening up and international exchange in China and the advent of the Internet era, information technology and artificial intelligence have greatly changed the time and space of human existence. The importance of foreign language learning, especially English learning, is more obvious. It can affect the international discourse power of a nation and a country. "From this height, it is wise to offer English courses in primary schools in China."

"In the era of globalization, a more open China and a community of human destiny are China's conceptual contributions to a better world. Our young people need to communicate with people all over the world and introduce China's civilization, views and solutions with effective tools. " In Zhang Lianzhong's view, our communication and expression ability in various occasions in the world is still insufficient, and foreign language education should be strengthened.