2004年10月, 香港教育統籌局發表了《新高中課程核心及選修科目架構建議(諮詢初稿)》, 建議未來的學制改為初、高中各三年, 大學四年, 在2008年實行; 後來修改為2009-2010學年才實行。在這個建議中, 有些學科的課程結構起了變化, 例如“ 中國文學”科, 本來是中四、中五及中六、中七的課,《諮詢初稿》建議四年的課程融合為三年, 並改為選修科; 而“ 中國語文”則由中一延伸至中六, 並列為必修科。《諮詢初稿》建議“ 中國語文”仍沿用2007年中學會考的考試模式, 而“ 中國文學”則用現行高級程度考試模式。“ 中國語文”和“ 中國文學”本來就有血緣的關係, 這次改變, 使兩科關係起了變化; 在新的形勢下, 老師如何處理“ 中國文學”教學問題, “ 中國文學”應循什麼方向發展, 都是值得探討的。
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背景：2000年，香港課程發展議會發表《學會學習‧學習領域‧中國語文教育〈諮詢文件〉》。提出2002年後在中學階段實施加強文學元素的新修訂中國語文課程，同時，為了加強學習內容的聯繫，高中階段也可以開設綜合的中國語文課程，其中包括現在中國語文、中國文學、中國語文及文化和普通話各科的學習；或為對文學有濃厚興趣的學生開設選修的中國文學增潤課程，以發展學生多方面的學習興趣與專門能力。因此，還須重新審視科目分合，考慮在高中階段是否仍然保留中國文學科作為選修科。
In the year 2000, the Hong Kong Curriculum Development Council published a consultation document "Learning to Learn: the Way Forward in Curriculum Development" on the Key Learning Area (KLA) of the Chinese Language Education. It was suggested strengthening the literature elements in the above KLA, and advised that an integrated Chinese Language curriculum to be offered in the senior secondary education. The new curriculum framework includes Chinese Language, Chinese Literature, Chinese Language and Culture and Putonghua, which currently are separated subjects in school curriculum. In addition, it was suggested that enrichment programmes on Chinese Literature to be provided to meet the learning needs of students who have keen interest in this area. In view of the above proposals in the consultation document, the issue of whether offering Chinese Literature as an elective subject in the current senior secondary school curriculum needs to be carefully considered.
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本研究調查教師對現行中學中國文學科課程的看法和意見，作為未來課程發展的參考。研究結果，教師對現行課程內容和整體印象態度正面，對任教本科的能力和興趣有信心，對學生的看法亦態度積極，並且能在應試教育和文學教學之間取得平衡；他們希望教育當局從考試制度上去配合，發展文學教育，減輕學生考試的壓力，培養學生欣賞文學的能力。
This study investigated the teachers' views and comments on the Chinese Literature course syllabus in secondary schools for the reference of future curriculum development. It was found that the teachers were positive to the present syllabus contents and overall impression. They were confident of their abilities and interests to teach the course, and of the students' attitudes towards it. They found a certain balance between assessment and literature education. However, it was hoped that the EMB could further fine tune the assessment instruments to alleviate students' examination pressure and raise their ability in literary appreciation.
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作者強調學生學習興趣的重要，並將個人在校內對課程調適的經驗，就學生學習的過程和反應，作出報告。報告顯示教師對教學的熱誠和創意對學生的學習有很大的關係。（梁振威整理）