《普通高中语文课程标准(实验)》指出,“工具性与人文性的统一,是语文课程的基本特点”。“工具性”着眼于语文课程培养学生运用能力的实用功能和课程的实践性特点;而“人文性”着重于语文课程对学生思想感情熏陶感染的文化功能和课程所具有人文学科的特点。关于两者的关系,新课标中运用的是“统一”而非“结合”。这是因为工具性是人文性的载体,人文性又是工具性的灵魂,二者合一,方能放出异彩。反观我们的语文教学,以往的语文教学有意无意 The “Standard Chinese Course Standard for Senior High Schools (Experiment)” points out that “the unification of instrumental and humanistic features is the basic characteristic of the Chinese curriculum”. “Instrumental ” focuses on the practical functions of the Chinese language curriculum in cultivating students ’ability to use and the practical characteristics of the curriculum; and “Humanistic ” focuses on the cultural functions and courses of the Chinese curriculum which impress students’ specialty. About the relationship between the two, the new curriculum is the use of “unity ” rather than “combination ”. This is because instrumentalism is a carrier of humanity and humanity is instrumental soul, so that when the two are united, they can give off their splendor. In contrast, our Chinese teaching, past Chinese teaching intentional or unintentional