校園話題:英國學生將從7歲起學外語
Under reforms to the national curriculum, all children in UK will learn a foreign language — whether Mandarin, Latin, Greek or a list of others — beginning at age seven, the Guardian reported.
據英國《衛報》報道，在全國課程改革的要求下，英國所有的學生將從7歲起學習一門外語，可以是漢語、拉丁語或希臘語。
Pupils will need to be able to speak in sentences, with correct pronunciation, and express simple ideas clearly in another language.
小學生得能用外語說完整的句子，並且發音正確，能清楚表達簡單的觀點。
They will be expected to develop an understanding of the basic grammar of the language, and be acquainted with songs and poetry.
他們應理解某種外語的基本語法，並熟悉歌曲、詩歌。
In other reforms, children will be encouraged to learn science by studying the natural environment, and schools will be expected to place less emphasis on teaching scientific method.
在其它改革方面，學校將淡化科學方法的傳授，應鼓勵小孩子通過觀察自然來學習科學知識。
In math curriculum, children will be expected to do multiplication and division with large numbers without the use of pen and paper. Pupils in their final year of primary school will be introduced to algebra.
在數學課程方面，孩子們應該不用紙筆便能做多位數乘除法。小學生在小學最後一年開始學習幾何。
