
数学名师汤家凤公开呼吁将英语移出核心必修科目,认为其地位至高无上且助长崇洋媚外,引发支持与反对两派激烈辩论。
中国数学名师汤家凤公开呼吁取消英语在中小学及大学的核心必修地位,认为其过度崇洋媚外。此言论登上微博热搜,引发关于AI翻译取代外语学习以及中国国际竞争力的热烈讨论。
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中国近年从教育部到地方已逐渐降低英语在校园中的重要程度,例如上海将英语改为考查学科。
从商业、学术到社群媒体与娱乐,英语被视为全球最主要的通用语言。全球约有五分之一的人口,日常频繁使用该语言。
中国一名专攻数学的名师汤家凤9月4日在社群平台上发文,以相当强硬的态度挑战英语在中国的主导地位。
“今日我公开呼吁取消英语作为核心课程的地位!”汤家凤在贴文一开始便强调,英语应该退出中国小学、中学及大学的核心必修科目,因为“全世界没有一个国家像我们这样把英语置于这么至高无上的位置!我们的孩子甚至还没有真正学好自己的母语,就已经迫不及待地开始学英语”。
他认为,中国是一个拥有数千年文明的国家,而英语只是一种工具,会使用就可以,“中国人崇洋媚外的历史该结束了!”
该内容随后登上微博热搜榜并且引发热烈讨论。
为什么要学英语?“AI会翻译”
有支持汤家凤的网友认为,AI几秒钟就能翻译完所有东西,为何还需要死背英文、准备相关考试?
也有网友建议,至少可以调整英语在所有科目当中的比重,例如在高考中,将满分从150分调降至120分。
在中国,所有大学本科生都必须通过英语考试,才能进一步申请硕士研究所。许多中国家长会花钱让孩子接受私人补习,针对考试项目加强训练。
汤家凤怀疑,这项要求可能导致许多自然科学领域的年轻人才无法继续深造,即使他们本身具备成为顶尖研究人员的潜力。
不会英语,没有竞争力?
另一派说法则认为,如果缩减英语教育,可能导致中国的国际竞争力下降。
支持英语继续作为必修科目的代表人物之一,是前中国官媒《环球时报》总编辑胡锡进。他过去主要因民族主义立场鲜明的言论受到关注。
胡锡进强调,对每一个生活在全球化时代的人而言,外语能力都非常重要,“全球化时代不是句空话,稍微走得高一些,大多数都需要参与各种各样的国际交流,比如中国货现在卖向全球,如果你懂英语,你的路会比别人宽出来关键的一寸半尺。”
胡锡进也表示,不要把英语主科的设置搞成貌似正义的民族主义旗帜,“把学习英语斥为‘崇洋媚外’鼓吹英语从学校主科驱逐出去的那些人,试图标榜自己比我们的教育机构更有洞见、更加爱国,其实他们是很偏激、狭隘的一群人”。
去英语化政策早已推行
事实上,这在中国并不是什么新话题。近几年从教育部到地方都已经逐渐降低英语在校园的重要程度。
2020年中国教育部全面禁止小学和初中选用境外教科书。隔年上海也宣布为了减轻校内作业与校外补习压力,要加强执行英语不作为“期末考试”科目,改为以多元方式评估学习状况的“考查”学科。
曾任新华社编辑的《纽约时报》专栏作者袁莉便指出,这跟疫情爆发后的民族主义宣传有关,“如今,英语已经变成可疑境外势力的特征之一,自新冠疫情爆发以来,这种被民族主义宣传助长的恐惧情绪在语调上更加恶化。结果,中国与外部世界的联系正在被一一切断。”
一名不愿透露姓名的北京大学教授告诉DW,越来越少高中毕业生对德语等外语科系感兴趣。而中国也有越来越多大专院校缩减英语系。

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