随着我国加入 WTO、北京申奥以及上海申办2010年世博会成功等,使全社会掀起了持久的学外语热潮。政府相关职能部门和机构在语言交流人才培养工作方面出台了相关政策与措施。如,把外语听力考试成绩纳入研究生、高考成绩,外语课程正式纳入小学系统学习的范畴中。中学、大学的课改都强调培养学生英语综合应用能力,特别是听说能力,使他们在今后工作和社会交往中能 With China’s accession to the WTO, Beijing’s bid for the Olympics, and Shanghai’s success in hosting the 2010 World Expo, the entire society has created a lasting wave of foreign language learning. Relevant government functional departments and agencies have issued relevant policies and measures in language communication personnel training. For example, the foreign language listening test scores are included in the graduate and college entrance examination results, and foreign language courses are formally included in the category of elementary school system learning. The curriculum reform in middle schools and universities emphasizes the cultivation of students’ comprehensive English application skills, especially their listening and speaking skills, so that they can work in future jobs and social interactions.