Curriculum Standards for Language in China and the US in Grades One and Two*

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200316.158How to use a DOI?

Keywords

CCSS, CCSCE, text analysis

Abstract

Purpose: In 2010, the United States issued Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (CCSS). In 2011, China’s Ministry of Education also issued its Compulsory Education Chinese Curriculum Standards (CCSCE). This study hopes to compare the similarities and differences between the two documents and obtain some useful enlightenment for Chinese primary school language education. Design/methodology/approach: This study uses text analysis methods to compare the differences between the two documents in the overall goal of language education, as well as reading standards, writing standards, listening standards, and language standards. (The Comparative study of reading standards, writing standards, listening and speaking standards, and language standards are limited to grades 1–2) Findings: The study found that in terms of the overall goal values, CCSCE emphasizes patriotism, collectivism and socialist ethics, while CCSS emphasizes critical thinking and emphasizing evidence. In terms of reading content, CCSCE and CCSS have stories and poems. CCSCE has no drama but idioms and fables. In writing standards, CCSS emphasizes that children use digital tools to collect information and create works with the help of adults, and CCSS has specific requirements for different types and purposes of writing, which CCSCE does not mention. In writing standards, CCSS emphasizes that children use digital tools to collect information and create works with the help of adults, and CCSS has specific requirements for different types and purposes of writing, which CCSCE does not mention. In language standards, CCSCE puts more demands on the structure, stroke order, writing posture and habits of Chinese characters, while CCSS focuses on language conventions, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, etc., which are mainly attributed by the two languages themselves. Originality/value: National language curriculum standards are very important for primary language teaching. Comparing the curriculum standards of different countries can learn from each other on the basis of differences.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Juanjuan Zhang
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/19
TI  - Curriculum Standards for Language in China and the US in Grades One and Two*
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Culture, Education and Economic Development of Modern Society (ICCESE 2020)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 723
EP  - 728
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200316.158
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200316.158
ID  - Zhang2020
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