The Influence of Test-oriented Teaching on Chinese Students’ Long-term use of English
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https://doi.org/10.54097/ijeh.v6i2.3658Keywords:
Test-oriented, English education, Higher education, China education.Abstract
With the increasing demand for communication between different parts of the world under globalization, English as a universal language for communication has been gradually attached to importance. However, China's exam-oriented education has a profound impact on English education. This study focuses on the effects of exam-oriented education on students' long-term English use. The overall goal is to explore the negative effects of exam-oriented English education on students' English use in higher education in China. This study adopts a quantitative method to research 600 university students located in the Yangtze River Delta region of China. The research was conducted in the form of questionnaires. SPSS analysis is adopted as a generic approach to organize and interpret the data. The results show that exam-oriented education has a negative impact on students' later daily use of English. The research findings could have implications for schools, policy, and globalization.
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