主题语境与单元结构的演变——新旧版译林高中英语教材对比分析

Evolution of Thematic Contexts and Unit Structures—A Comparative Study of the Old and New Yilin Senior High English Textbooks

摘要: 教材是课程理念转化为教学实践的核心载体。2018年《普通高中英语课程标准(2017年版)》颁布后，译林出版社于2020年推出了新版《普通高中教科书·英语》，取代了此前使用的《牛津高中英语》旧版教材。本文以新旧两版译林高中英语教材为研究对象，从主题语境和单元结构两个维度进行对比分析。研究发现：在主题语境方面，新教材以“人与自我”“人与社会”“人与自然”三大主题语境统领单元设计，实现了从零散话题到系统主题的范式转换；在单元结构方面，新教材将旧版的Task板块优化升级为Integrated Skills板块，构建了听、说、读、看、写“五位一体”的综合技能训练框架，单元板块数量由七个扩展为八个，各板块之间的逻辑关联显著增强。上述变化反映了我国高中英语课程从“知识传授”向“核心素养培养”的深刻转型。本文据此提出对新教材使用的教学建议，并结合典型案例的单元文本细读加以阐释，以期为一线教师理解和运用新教材提供参考。

Abstract: Textbooks serve as the core vehicle through which curriculum principles are translated into teaching practice. Following the promulgation of the National English Curriculum Standards for Senior High School (2017 Edition) in 2018, Yilin Press published a new series of Ordinary High School Textbooks·English in 2020, replacing the previously used Oxford English (Yilin Edition) textbooks. This study takes the old and new versions of Yilin senior high school English textbooks as its research objects, conducting a comparative analysis from two dimensions: thematic contexts and unit structure. The findings are as follows: in terms of thematic contexts, the new textbooks are organized around three major thematic contexts—“man and self”, “man and society”, and “man and nature”—thus achieving a paradigm shift from discrete topics to systematic themes; in terms of unit structure, the new textbooks have upgraded the former Task section into an Integrated Skills section, constructing a “five-in-one” integrated skills training framework covering listening, speaking, reading, viewing, and writing, while the number of unit sections has been expanded from seven to eight, and the logical connections among sections have been significantly strengthened. These changes reflect a profound transformation in China’s senior high school English curriculum from “knowledge transmission” toward “core competencies cultivation”. Accordingly, this paper puts forward pedagogical suggestions for using the new textbooks, illustrated with detailed case analyses of representative units, in order to provide reference for frontline teachers in understanding and implementing the new textbooks.