外语教育中的文化教学

论文摘要

20世纪80年代以来,我国外语教学的一个突出变化是文化因素越来越受重视。自此,文化教学便一直是外语教学界的一个热门话题。本文作者坚信外语和文化教学的意义不仅仅是功利性地掌握一门外语,即拥有交际技巧在现代社会生存,它的意义在于外语和文化教学的教育功能,即有助于学习者个性的发展以培养出与高度发展的文明相适应的全面发展的人才。本文作者认为,外语和文化应该视为展现在学习者面前的一个全新世界,可以激发学习者成长,并使其发展为完整的人才。在这个全新的世界里,学习者本族文化和外语文化的冲突可以激发学习者认知能力的提高和个性的发展。只有这样,学习者才能从容不迫地面对未来的生活。所以,作者从一个更为宽广的教育层面来认识外语教育中文化教学的意义。 应该说,二十年来,关于文化教学的理论研究可谓是硕果累累。但是尽管在理论上取得了可喜的成果,中国各大高校英语课堂中真正意义上的文化教学实践却极为有限。为了找出存在于文化教学实践中的问题,作者在其大学的大三学生和老师中做了一次调查。这次调查还是发现了一些现存问题,像教学材料中母语文化的欠缺,文化教学相对于语言技能的次要地位,部分老师缺乏教学法培训和直接与外国文化接触的机会,学生文化素质低下,等等。 为了解决上述存在的问题,作者主要从三个方面提出了一些建议,即文化教学大纲的设计,教材的编写和教师队伍的培训。

论文目录

• Acknowledgements
• 内容摘要
• Abstract
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Importance of Culture Teaching in Foreign Language Education
• 1.1 Defining culture
• 1.1.1 Definition of "Culture"
• 1.1.2 Characteristics of culture
• 1.2 Relationship between culture and language
• 1.2.1 Culture's influence on language
• 1.2.2 Language's influence on culture
• 1.2.3 Conclusion
• 1.3 Summary
• Chapter 2 Literature Review of Researches on Culture Teaching in Foreign Language Education
• 2.1 Researches abroad
• 2.2 Researches at home
• 2.3 Summary
• Chapter 3 Culture Teaching in the Educational Context
• 3.1 The goal of education
• 3.2 The educational outcome of culture learning
• 3.2.1 A critical mind—cognitive growth
• 3.2.2 A well-balanced cross-cultural personality—an internal personality development
• 3.2.3 A self-aware, transformed, and enhanced learner—having a good command of high ethnic, cultural and psychological competence
• 3.3 summary
• Chapter 4 The Existing Problems in College Foreign Language Education
• 4.1 The current Culture teaching practice: an empirical study
• 4.1.1 The questionnaire on the students
• 4.1.2 The questionnaire on the teachers
• 4.2 Conclusions of the empirical study
• Chapter 5 Suggestions on Culture Teaching in Foreign Language Education
• 5.1 The design of culture teaching syllabus
• 5.1.1 The goals of culture teaching
• 5.1.2 The content of culture teaching
• 5.1.2.1 The characteristics of Chinese learners
• 5.1.2.2 The content of culture to be taught
• 5.1.3 The principles of culture teaching
• 5.1.3.1 The gradation principle
• 5.1.3.2 The practical principle
• 5.1.3.3 The objective principle
• 5.1.4 The techniques of culture teaching
• 5.1.4.1 Using authentic materials of all sorts
• 5.1.4.2 Giving culture lectures
• 5.1.4.3 Holding culture discussions
• 5.1.4.4 Ethnographic Studies
• 5.2 Textbook Compilation
• 5.3 Programs for Teacher Expertise
• 5.4 Summary
• Conclusion
• Bibliography:
• Appendix Ⅰ
• Appendix Ⅱ