从西方修辞学角度看“CCTV杯”英语演讲大赛

论文摘要

近年来,在中国掀起一股火热的英语演讲比赛的浪潮,其中“CCTV杯”英语演讲比赛堪称是国内影响力最大的比赛之一。谈及这项比赛的举办,叫好的声音居多。作为一项全国性的英语赛事,它还起着为中国英语教育发展导航的作用,承担着为中国培养雄辩的英语公共演讲人才的重任。因此,这项赛事被赋予了更高的要求和期望值。出于央视国际频道和外研社的权威和地位,很少有批评家对此次大赛的优点和缺陷提出探讨,更不消说会有人采用全新和独特的视野对大赛的构思和组织方式进行分析。为了解决上述问题,本课题试图引入西方修辞学——一个曾被忽视的理论框架。借助西方修辞理论,我们发现西方修辞实践的特性,诸如寻求说服,获得权利等,这些都可为进一步研究分析提供理论基础。本文应用西方修辞的批判性思维对“CCTV杯”英语演讲比赛进行综合地剖析,深层解读本演讲大赛的长处和不足,并给出若干建议措施,以期在中国的英语教育中能普及西方修辞的意识。通过本研究,一方面本文将从一个全新的视角来解读“CCTV杯”英语演讲比赛:另一方面,借此唤起国人对西方修辞的重视和学习,特别是以此培养出优秀的修辞演讲人才。

论文目录

• 中文摘要
• Abstract
• 中文文摘
• Contents
• Introduction
• 0.1 The Importance of Public Speaking
• 0.2 A Brief Introduction to the"CCTV Cup"English Speaking Contest
• 0.3 Purpose of This Thesis
• Chapter One Encountering Western Rhetoric
• 1.0 Overview
• 1.1 The Origin and Definition of Rhetoric
• 1.2 Rhetoric in China
• 1.3 The Usefulness of Rhetoric and the Rhetorical Situation
• Chapter Two Rhetoric and Its Rapport with Public Speaking
• 2.0 Overview
• 2.1 The Relationship between Rhetoric and Public Speaking
• 2.2 Public Speaking and a Peaceful Rise of China
• 2.3 Critical Functions:Searching for Effective Speaking
• Chapter Three A Case Study:Rhetorically Analyzing the"CCTV Cup"English Speaking Contest
• 3.0 Overview
• 3.1 The Status and Expectation of the"CCTV Cup"Engulish Speaking Contest
• 3.2 The Format of the Contest and the Ways to Prepare Contestants for Participation
• 3.3 A Close Examination of Both the Merits and Defects of the Contest
• 3.4 Rhetorical Persoective;Critic Analyzing the Contest and Reflections on Rhetorical Education in China
• Chapter Four How to Improve the Effects of the Contest
• 4.0 Overview
• 4.1 Drawing from the International English Public Speaking Competitions
• 4.2 The Necessity for Studying Rhetorical Theory
• 4.3 The Suggestions to the Organizing Committee of the"CCTV Cup"English Speaking Contest
• Chapter Five Conclusion
• 5.0 Overview
• 5.1 Summary of the Thesis and Major Findings
• 5.2 Implications of the Study
• 5.3 Limitations of the Study and suggestions for Future Research
• References
• 攻读学位期间承担的科研任务与主要成果
• Acknowledgements
• 个人简历