新课程标准“话题项目表”在“语言学习（Language learning）”方面要求学生掌握以下六个方面内容：1. Difference between American English and British English; 2. Language and cultures; 3. Language learning difficulties; 4. Attitudes to language and communication; 5. Language learning strategies; 6. Communications repair。该话题在高考书面表达中也多次涉及，请看下面的实例。