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Q: Universities are putting greater emphasis on Chinese, and less emphasis on English. True?
I've heard that some Chinese universities are taking less consideration of Gaokou English results as a means of assessing entrance criteria to undergrad programmes.
If true, the whole English learning/teaching industry could suffer a backlash.
Does anyone know anything at all about this?
I was watching show on Chinese teli two weeks ago about 'English not required on next Gaokao anymore' (statement).
For medical universities,i know that you need to know chinese because sometimes you need to do your internship in China.. but for that you need HSK LEVEL 5 OR 8. but in Medical universities chinese is not that important. its only the first 2 years you going to learn chinese.
English is not the essential skill that it used to be (since its gov't implementation into curriculum in 2002) and now will be relegated back to just another course. Good move on the gov't's part as far as I am concerned.
royceH:
Or more a concession the time and effort spent over many years has largely been a big fat waste, that's led pretty much nowhere.
Question to a young (Chinese) English teacher recently on being introduced; "Hi, how are you?" Answer; "I'm 27 years old."
I rest my case.
