Chinese language education in Chinese high schools as per 2017 curriculum standards

Abstract

This report describes the high school curriculum standard of Chinese promulgated by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China in 2017 against the prevalence of education for university entrance exams, the increasingly ubiquitous presence of IT, and globalization. The main feature of this curriculum standard is that its goals have been defined and the curriculum has been decided using core knowledge that incorporates the concept of key competencies in line with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Definition and Selection of Competencies. Each optional course, compulsory course, and elective course in the curriculum has a plurality of learning tasks, and the objectives and contents of learning and teaching suggestions are outlined in detail. Moreover, it is noteworthy that detailed criteria have been established for the evaluation of academic quality of students’ work, and that there are references to the nature of university entrance exams.