语言是交流的工具,又是培养学生文化素养的和发展学生思维能力的载体。英语课程具有工具性和人文性双重性质。就工具性而言,英语课程承担着培养学生基本英语素养和发展学生思维能力的任务。发展学生的思维能力既意味着语言学习过程中的主动认知和探究,又意味着能创造性地进行语言输出,是培养学生学习能力的关键。 Language is a tool of communication, as well as a carrier of cultivating students ’cultural accomplishments and developing students’ thinking ability. English curriculum has the dual nature of instrumental and humanistic. As far as instrumentalism is concerned, the English curriculum undertakes the task of cultivating students ’basic English accomplishment and developing students’ thinking ability. The development of students ’thinking ability not only means the active cognition and exploration in the process of language learning, but also the creative output of language, which is the key to cultivate students’ learning ability.