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A Design of Junior High School English Homework under the ‘Double Reduction’ Policy in China

Yajun Wang, Pin Gong
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jems.v19.n2.p9
Abstract
Through literature review, questionnaires and interviews, this paper summarizes the present situation of English homework teachers leave in public junior high schools and how the students and parents evaluate in a Chinese inland city after the “double reduction” policy was issued in China, studies the design of English homework at junior high school level, analyzes the feedback of students, finds out that present after-class English assignment is featured by test orientation and lack of diverse, graded and interesting tasks and suggests some principles and effective designs for specific cases to make up for the deficiencies.
Keywords
double reduction policy; homework design; junior high school
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