Abstract
The Chinese government has proposed the rural vitalization strategy in its poverty reduction, aiming at narrowing the discrepancies in economic levels between urban and rural areas. Under this development blueprint, poverty alleviation through education, one of the imperative approaches mentioned in this overarching strategy, has attracted attention from all sectors of Chinese society. In Southwest China, however, the urban-rural gap in compulsory education is still concerning, especially in English teaching and learning. This has lowered the overall quality of English education in these areas, whereas only a few studies have looked into this issue. Therefore, under the guidance of the rural vitalization strategy, the present study intends to offer a response by calling for more attention on the problems in rural English teaching in various aspects. Furthermore, this study explores the corresponding strategies adopted to solve these problems and discusses their effectiveness of English teaching. It is hoped that the study can develop a theoretical framework about the current issues of English teaching in rural areas under the rural vitalization and can provide practical suggestions for policymakers and educational practitioners.
Highlights
The rural vitalization strategy, a major strategy first put forward by the 19th CPC National Congress in 2017, highlights China’s resolution to make rural vitalization an important mandate in fulfilling the great national renewal, noting its ability to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and the countryside with the effort of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people.One of the essential steps in rural vitalization is improving the quality of education
On January 2, 2018, the CPC and the State Council promulgated a succession of policies to provide an overarching layout of the rural vitalization strategy
High-level English education and a good connection with the outside world can provide them with better opportunities for a decent life
Summary
The rural vitalization strategy, a major strategy first put forward by the 19th CPC National Congress in 2017, highlights China’s resolution to make rural vitalization an important mandate in fulfilling the great national renewal, noting its ability to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and the countryside with the effort of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people.One of the essential steps in rural vitalization is improving the quality of education. On September 26, 2018, Xinhua News Agency released the National Rural Vitalization Strategic Plan (2018-2022), making particular reference to the integrated urban-rural development in the field of education To this end, an increasing amount of efforts should be put into the education in rural areas, such as promoting the development of compulsory education and moral education, improving educational equality, and turning the new generation into responsible and competitive citizens that show balanced and full-scale development in the field of moral, intelligent, physical, and aesthetic education. An increasing amount of efforts should be put into the education in rural areas, such as promoting the development of compulsory education and moral education, improving educational equality, and turning the new generation into responsible and competitive citizens that show balanced and full-scale development in the field of moral, intelligent, physical, and aesthetic education This strategy has helped rural areas, especially those remote and less developed ones, to reach an equal distribution of high-quality educational resources
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