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1、ABriefHistoryofEnglishTeachinginChinaPartI.IntroductionThelearningofEnglishinChina,however,hasalongerhistoryandnowoccupiestheattentionofmillionsofitspeople.Howmanymillionishardtosay,sincemuchdependsonthelevelofproficiencyonetakesasthenorm.Butthereareprobablythreehundredmillio
2、nactivelyengagedinthejoboflearningEnglish.Thispaperincludesfourbigparts,thebeginningisabriefintroductionforchinaEnglishlearning.ParttwoistheactualityofEnglishlearninginchina.PartthreeisthereasonthatEnglishintroductionandlearningwidelyinchina.LastonepartisabriefintroductionofE
3、nglishteachinginchinafromChingdynastyuntilnow.PartII.TheActualityofEnglishLearninginResentChina2.1ChinaOriginallyFeltNoNeedofTheWestChinaoriginallyfeltnoneedoftheWest,infactdeliberatelyavoidedallcontact,forfearofculturalcontamination.ThebombingoftheChineseembassyduringtheKoso
4、vowarwasaterriblesetbackinrelationswhichhadbeensteadilyimproving.2.2FormalTraininginInterpretationBeganastheDesireforJoiningWTOHowever,despitethis,partlybecauseofitsdesiretojointheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),ChinahaswelcomedandlistenedpolitelytoleadersofWesterncountriesasthey
5、gavetheirviewsondemocracyandhumanrights.ThelanguageinwhichPresidentClintonspoke,duringhisVisittoChina,wasofcourseEnglish.PresidentJiangZeminmadehisrepliesinChinese.Buteachwasbackedupbyateamoffirst-classinterpreters,whomadesmoothcommunicationpossible.Formaltrainingininterpreta
6、tioniscomparativelyrecentinChina.Itwasonlyin1978thatthefirstobjectforTranslatorsandInterpretersstartedattheBeijingForeignLanguageInstitute.TheobjectsubsequentlydevelopedintotheprestigiousschooloftranslationintheBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity.PartIII.TheReasonthatWhyWeLearnEn
7、glishChina'sreasonsforlearningEnglishwerewellsummeduptwentyyearsagobyateamfromtheU.S.InternationalCommunicationAgencyaftervisitingfivecitiesandmanyeducationalinstitutionsinChina:"TheChineseviewEnglishprimarilyasanecessarytoolwhichcanfacilitateaccesstomodemscientificandtechnol
8、ogicaladvances,andsecondarilyasavehicletopromotecommerceandunderstan