Implementing the College English Curriculum Requirements (CECR): A Corpus based Study of Vocabulary in College English Textbooks in China

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.06.005

Abstract

Abstract: It has been seven years since the College English Curriculum Requirements (CECR) was implemented nationwide and it has been ten years since it was first trialled. Given the importance of CECR in language teaching and textbook compilation and the significant role of vocabulary in language learning, this study investigates the vocabulary coverage and re occurrence in College English textbooks. Findings from a questionnaire are reported in conjunction with our corpus based analysis of vocabulary in order to examine the influence of CECR on College English objectives, teaching modes, and curriculum design, in the hope that our results will shed light on improving the quality of College English provision for deepening the ongoing college English reform.

CLC Number:

H319

ZHANG Lawrence Jun, LIU Yanhong. Implementing the College English Curriculum Requirements (CECR): A Corpus based Study of Vocabulary in College English Textbooks in China[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2015, 15(06): 23-28.

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