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Majority in China back teaching English as debate rages over move to scrap it
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Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 04:38 PM IST
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English gradually gained prominence in largely Mandarin spoking country as schools and colleges made it compulsory since 2001 with a strong backing from the government.
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Zhang Lianzhong, a professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University, said the Ministry of Education has made English a compulsory course from third grade in 2001.
A proposal by a member of China s national advisory body to drop English as a core subject for primary and secondary school students has triggered a heated debate among experts and netizens with a majority of them favouring to retain it, saying it would make the country capable of competing with other nations.
Debate rages over proposal to ax English By ZOU SHUO | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-08 08:35 Share CLOSE Children take offline classes offered by Rise Education Cayman Ltd, a Nasdaq-listed education company, in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Political adviser wants language dropped as core subject at schools
A national political adviser s proposal that English be dropped as a core subject for Chinese primary and secondary school students has triggered heated discussion among experts and netizens.
In a proposal to the ongoing two sessions-the annual meetings of the country s top legislature and top political advisory body-Xu Jin, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People s Political Consultative Conference and also a member of the Central Committee of the Jiu San Society, one of China s eight non-Communist political parties, said that English should not be a core subject like Chinese and mat