天津一大学考题现“性别歧视” 校方:符合规范

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2016-12-25 10:54

据天津日报微信公众号“新闻117”12月25日报道,12月21日,天津城建大学学生在微博上爆料称,该校面向2015级全体本科生的公共英语考试试卷中,出现了涉及“性别歧视”的阅读理解题,她们认为:文章直白地表达了女性应该如何改变自己以取悦成为男人的理想型,在两性相处中保持一个让男人感到简单、舒适、不用做任何事的关系,从而让男性求婚好把自己嫁出去。该校女生认为这样的考题令人不适,性别平等应该是教育者的必修课,并希望学校给2015级全体参加英语考试的女生一个道歉。

那么这道阅读题到底考了什么内容?城建女生在网上贴出了一些段落:

此后,该校同学在网上搜到了这篇阅读题的原文,题目叫《为什么一个男人会娶你?》。

以下为观察者网搜索到的该文章英文全文:

A man will propose only when you have met certain criteria in his mind that has to do with the ideal image of what he looks for in a woman.

If you have been dating your man for a while and he has not come to that tipping point, it could be because you are not being that "ideal" image so he's comfortable with your relationship but don't seem eager to take it further.

You do not want to be a waiter girlfriend. You know the kind of woman who sits around and give a man everything he wants like moving in together, sleeping with him, spending all of your time with him, buying him gifts, acting like his wife but not having the ring.

You want to be the kind of woman who compels a man to want you forever by making it seem like it was his idea to have a long-term commitment. But how do you go about making it seem like commitment is his idea.

You plant a seed in his mind- but not by the things you say, but by your behavior. He'll look at your behavior and judge it against ALL the other women he has been with. If you stand par excellence, way above the others, he'll think that he's found his dream woman.

You must ask yourself if you need a serious attitude adjustment. Are you a happy woman? Are you easy to be around? Are you laid back? Does he laugh a lot when he's around you? Do you have goals? Are you passionate about certain causes?

These are just some of the things a man think about when he's thinking long-term. He wants an easy relationship not something that requires "work" but a relationship that has a natural ebb and flow that adds to his life in a BIG way.

再搜索这位国外作者的其他文章,无不围绕两性、约会、男女那点事儿,真的令人瞠目结舌。比如《如何在60天或更少的时间内找到一个对的男性?》《如何测试你的前任?》等等。

天津日报记者在网上还发现了一段该校女生在考试后寻求答案并就此与老师之间的对话,出卷老师表示:只是从语言词汇角度考虑。其中可以看到,出卷老师是从题库中选择该篇阅读,认为这篇难度两星符合大部分学生阅读水平,内容是男女相处方面,与大学生活相关。出题出发点是要让大部分学生通过考试。同时,这位出卷老师认为:文章是议论文,而且那是作者的观点,并不代表出题人的观点等等。

这场涉嫌“性别歧视”的考试风波在校园内引起了不少同学们的讨论,很多女生表示在考试中读到这样的文章真的很不爽,她们在做题时从这篇文章中感受到的是“女生渴求男生的求婚”“男生只是想维持一段简单的关系,女生应该尽力迎合男生的需求”。而更令同学们难以理解的是,校方以及老师们根本没有人认为这件事不妥。

天津日报记者了解到,天津城建大学此次参与考试的部分女生希望:1.学校承认此次选材不妥;2.学校表示本篇文章观点仅是作者观点,不是学校或出题老师观点;3.学校表示以后不再出现类似选材。但是目前学校只向同学们承诺了第2点,而未对第1和第3点作出回应,这让同学们感到很失望。

天津日报记者就此联系了天津城建大学教务处,一位负责老师表示,教务处只负责学校所有考试的考务工作,对考试试卷的格式进行审查,至于考试内容,像这次出现问题的全校公共英语考试卷的内容,由该校外国语学院教研室出题。题目内容是否有问题,教务处并不了解。

天津日报记者随后又联系了该校党委宣传部,宣传部杨部长告诉记者:“此次2015级全校公共英语考试卷的这道阅读理解题取自于官方题库,题库全名为上海外语教育出版社新理念外语网络教学平台测试中心题库,由校方统一购买。同时,此次考卷出题出卷符合学校规范流程,即教师先从题库中选题,此后由学院负责具体审核。”也就是说,该校流程中确实有审核环节。杨部长还表示:学校今后将严格把关各个环节,以组织完成好学生考试工作。

责任编辑:吴娅坤
天津 中国高校 英语 性别 性别平等 性别歧视
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