中期报告英语S122王娟尹广娜.docx
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中期报告英语S122王娟尹广娜
河北工业大学本科毕业论文中期报告
毕业论文题目:
英语教学中的文化意识
专业:
英语
学生信息:
学号:
123442姓名:
王娟班级:
英语S122
指导教师信息:
教师号:
03310姓名:
尹广娜职称:
副教授
报告提交日期:
2014年4月23日
Inthepastperiodoftime,theauthorhasfinishedthespecifiedtaskswithoutdelay.Havingbeenreferringtomorematerialsrelatedtothetopicofthepaper,nowtheauthorneedtofurtherinformationconcerningtheculturalawarenessinEnglishteaching.Still,thecontentofthispaperneedsenriching.Nextstage,theauthorwillmainlydevoteherselftodoingthiswork.Thefollowingistherudimentarycontentofthepaper.
Asweknow,peopleofdifferentlanguageshavetheiruniquecultures.Becauseofculturaldifferences,misunderstandingsmayoftenarisewhenpeoplewithdifferentculturalbackgroundscommunicate,althoughthelanguageusedincommunicationmaybefaultless.Thesamewordsorexpressionsmaynotmeanthesamethingstodifferentpeoples.Becauseofculturaldifferences,aseriousquestionmaycauseamusementorlaughter;aharmlessstatementmaycausedispleasureoranger.Becauseofculturaldifferences,jokesbyanativeEnglishspeakermaybereceivedwithblankfacesandstonysilenceinnon-Englishspeakingcountries.Yetthesamestoriesinthespeaker’sowncountrywouldleavetheaudiencesholdingtheirsideswithlaughter.
Besides,withthedevelopmentofmodernlinguistics,languageresearchersandteachersarefullyawarethatlearningEnglishwellmeansmorethanmerelymasteringitspronunciation,grammar,wordsandidioms.ItalsomeanslearningtoseetheworldasnativeEnglishspeakersseeingit,learningthewaysinwhichtheirlanguagereflectstheideas,customsandbehavioroftheirsociety,andlearningtounderstandtheir“languageofthemind”.LearningtheEnglishlanguage,infact,isinseparablefromlearningitsculture.
ThemodernAmericanlinguistClaireKramschpointedoutthatcultureisoftenseenasinformationratherthanafeatherthelanguageitself,ifpeopleregardlanguageasasocialpractice,thentheculturewillbecomethecoreoflanguageteaching.Culturalawarenessmustbeconsideredasensureandreflectionoflanguageproficiency.(Claire,1993)
Aftercomparingsomewell-knownlinguistandphilosopheroflanguagesinceHumboldtbyDingfangShuandZhixiangZhuang,theysummarizedtheessentialcharacteristicsofthelanguageasfollows:
(1)Languageisthemostimportantcommunicationtool.
(2)Languageisasymbolsystem.(3)Languageisthehumanmindtoolandacarrierofculture.(4)Languagehasaspecialphysiologicalbasis.Inconclusion:
Anylanguageteachingmusttakeintoaccountthephysiologicalandpsychologicalbasisofthelearningsubject,namelyageandcognitivebasis;itisnecessarytoteachstudentsthattreatlanguageasacommunicationtool,becauseonlyintheactualprocessofcommunication,learnerscanreallyunderstandthepurposeoflearningalanguageinordertoreallylearntouselanguagetocommunicate;theteachersshouldteachstudentsthelanguageassymbolsystem.Onlybyanalysingthelanguageformandtheregularpattern,canalearnermasterthislanguageefficiently.(Claire,1993)
Cultureisabroadandeternaltheme,human’ssurvivalanddevelopmentwillneverbeabsentfromculture."Culture"firstlyoriginatedfromGermankulturwhichreferredtothelandreclamationandcultivationofplants,andlaterreferredtotheperson'sbody,spirit,artandculture,inparticulartothecultivationofmoralabilityandtalent.AmericananthropologistBaoeSecretarypointedoutthatallsocietieshavetheirownuniqueculture,becauseofthis,theyjusthavedifferentsocialcustoms,habits,beliefsandsocialinstitutionsfromothers.Thisviewwasacceptedbythemajorityofanthropologists.The"Fatherofmodernculturalstudies,"AmericananthropologistJohanKehongdefinedtheculturethat:
"Cultureissurvivalsystempatterncreatedinthehistory,whichincludesbothshapeddesignandstealthdesign,ithastotendtosharewiththeentiregroup,orshareinacertainperiodwithaparticularpartofthecommunity."Thisdefinitionhasbroadrepresentationincontemporaryculturalstudies.(TransferredfromDingfangShu,1988)
TheclassicdefinitionofculturewaspointedoutbyBritishanthropologistEdwardTylorinthebook"Primitivecultures":
Cultureisa"compoundentitywhichincludesknowledge,belief,art,law,morals,customsandothercapabilitiesandhabitswhichobtainedbythehumanbeingsasthesocialmember.Moderncultureanthropologythinkthatculturehasfouressentialcharacteristicsasfollows:
(1)Cultureislearnedthroughsocial,ratherthanobtainedbygenetic;
(2)Cultureissharedbyacommunity,notaperson;(3)Culturehasthesymbolicmeaning,languageisthemostimportantsymbolicsysteminculture;(4)Cultureisaunifiedwholeentity.Everyaspectofcultureiscloselyinterrelatedwithothers.(ZhongdeLiu,1992)
SamovarandPorterpointedthatinthebook"cross-culturalcommunication,"cultureisbothateacherandatextbook.Fromtheeyecontactintalkstoexplainthereasonswhypeoplesick,cultureplayedadominantroleinpeople'slives(Samovar,Porter,2004),theysupportedTaylor'sview,andalsobelievesthatcultureisthemostimportantfeaturewhichislearned.Wearelookingformeaningsbetweenthelines,betweenevents,amongpeople.
Languageandculturearebothcomplementaryandindispensable.Ontheonehand,languageisanintegralpartofcultureandthecarrierofculture.Onlybylearninglanguagecanthepeoplegraspthecultureknowledge.Whenpeoplearelearninganationallanguage,theyarealsolearningthenationculture.Ontheotherhand,thelanguagewasinfluencedbyculture.Understandinglanguagemustunderstandtheculture.Culturaldevelopmentcanabletopromoteandfacilitatethedevelopmentoflanguage;Similarly,thedevelopmentoflanguage,inturn,drivesthedevelopmentofentireculture.
Inlanguagelearning,cultureplaysaveryimportantrole.Theuseoflanguagewasconfirmedbythenationculture,whichwasstatedbySamovarandPorter,"cultureaffectsthewaythatpeopleuselanguage"(Samovar,Porter,2004).
InKramschview,thecultureinlanguagelearningisnotthefifthskillsinadditiontolistening,speaking,readingandwritingskills.CultureandCommunicationhasacloserelationshipexistsbehindthelanguageofthetime.Goodlanguagelearnerswillbefrustratedbyignoringculturalfactors,theircommunicativecompetencewillbelimited,theirunderstandingoftheworldwillencounterwithchallenges(Kramsch,1993).
McLeodhadraisedtheviewthatteachinglanguageisteachingcultureinearly1976(McLeod,1976).Languageteachingiscultureteaching.ThistheorywaswidelyacceptedbyForeignLanguageTeachingworkersinourcountry.
Languageisthetoolofthoughtandcarrierofculture.Learningaforeignlanguagemeanslearningcross-culturalcommunication,learninganotherwayofthinkingandhabits.Languagevocabularyistheaccumulationofculturalinformation,theimpressionoflanguagecommunicationmodesandvariousidioms.Anydeviationfromcustomarybehaviorwillchangethestructureoftheoriginalspecialinformationwhichgeneratesnewmeaning.Therefore,intheprocessofforeignlanguageteaching,theexplanationofculturaltraditionsandculturalknowledgeisveryimportantteachingcontent.
Cultureteachingisanintegralpartinthelanguageteaching,thereforeitcannotbeseparatedfromlanguageteaching.Masteringalanguageisnotlimitedtolearningthelanguageitself,thetargetlanguageculturalawarenesstrainingshouldbeusedasoneoftherequirementsofcollegeEnglishteaching,studentswholackofthecultureknowledgeofthetargetlanguagewillinevitablyleadtothenegativemigrationofnativeculture.MeanwhileinteachingEnglishyoushouldpayattentiontothecontrastofthetargetcultureandnativeculture,sothatthewholelanguageteachingprocesstransferintotheprocessofdeepeningtheunderstandingandrecognition.
TheattentionontheEnglishteachingwastomeettheneedsofthenexteraofglobalizationandtheinternationalexchangeofinternationalcultural.Textbooks,withoutconsideringforeignculturalfactors,whilesimplyteachinggrammar,vocabularyandothermechanicalknowledgewasuselessforinternationalcommunication.ButthecommonlyusedEnglishtextbookshasadistinctseparatephenomenonbetweenlanguageandculture,whichrarelyreflecttheculturalbackgroundofforeigncountries,humanities,localcustomsandotherfactorsinliterature.Thepurelanguageforlanguagewillleadimperfectperformance.
Englishteachingisaninteractiveteaching.Inthepracticeofteaching,Onlyfullymobilizetheconditionsandencourageinteractionamongteachers,teachersandstudentsandevenhome-schoolinteractioncanbetterintegratemulti-Teachingresources,mobilizetheenthusiasmofstudentstolearn,toachievegoodteachingeffect.Butthroughsometrueclassroomteachingsurveys,wefoundoutthattraditionalteachingmethodandwaysstilldominatestheEnglishteaching.Undertheprevailingcircumstancesoftakingtexts,teachersfocusonexplaininggrammaticalknowledge,languageskillswhichlimitedtotext.Teachingmethodsfocusonthepreviouscontent,ignoringtheuseofmodernmedia,withoutdatedteachingmethods,whatisworse,itisrarelytopenetratecross-culturalawareness.LackingofculturalliteracytrainingislargelysuppressedstudentsstudyingInterest.
Englishteachingislanguageteachingwhichneedsyoutoreadmore,andpracticemoreinordertocreateagoodatmosphereforlearningthelanguage,ratherthantheemphasisongrammar,vocabularyandotherroutineexaminations.Invocabularylearning,theintegratio
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