Deng Shiping, Wang Xuemei
Department of Applied Foreign Language Studies, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, China.
Front Psychol. 2023 Oct 13;14:1191420. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1191420. eCollection 2023.
The development of locally developed English language teaching (ELT) materials is believed to be conducive to meeting the requirements of local language education policies and practices, and to enhance learners' agency. In China, in order to implement national educational policy of curriculum-based value education, many locally developed ELT materials have been recently developed. However, there is a paucity of empirical research concerning the actual effects of such materials in practice. This study presents an empirical study of a recently developed set of teaching materials in the context of curriculum-based value education by adopting an approach consisting of questionnaires and interviews to examine the attitudes and experiences of users of these materials. The findings revealed a range of challenges in the use of these materials, including issues related to language and content of the materials, the integration of ideological and value elements, and the development of multi-dimensional teaching materials. The article then proposes possible solutions from the perspectives of optimizing the writing community, carefully selecting teaching materials, innovating the integration of ideological and political elements, and improving the development of multi-dimensional teaching materials. A framework for the evaluation of locally developed ELT materials is also proposed, with the intention of offering a useful benchmark for enhancing the development of such materials.
人们认为，开发本地英语教学（ELT）材料有助于满足当地语言教育政策和实践的要求，并增强学习者的自主性。在中国，为了实施基于课程的价值观教育的国家教育政策，最近开发了许多本地英语教学材料。然而，关于这些材料在实践中的实际效果的实证研究却很少。本研究通过问卷调查和访谈的方法，对一套最近开发的、基于课程的价值观教育背景下的教材进行了实证研究，以考察这些教材使用者的态度和体验。研究结果揭示了在使用这些教材时存在的一系列挑战，包括与教材的语言和内容、思想和价值元素的整合以及多维教材的开发等相关问题。然后，文章从优化编写群体、精心挑选教材、创新思想政治元素的整合以及改进多维教材的开发等角度提出了可能的解决方案。还提出了一个本地开发的英语教学材料评估框架，旨在为加强此类材料的开发提供一个有用的基准。
