高中英语文化和口语教学研究

论文摘要

本文在霍尔高-低语境理论和霍夫斯泰德文化维度理论的基础上,进行了文化研究与高中英语口语教学有效改进的探讨。从对当前国内高中英语口语教学存在的问题的审视切入,笔者对所执教的中学高一年级三个班的学生进行为期三个月的对比研究,通过研究前后的标准化口语测试,结果表明引入文化研究的学生英语学习动机明显增强,兴趣显著提高,对英语文化理解的程度和使用英语进行交际的有效性比未引入文化研究的学生要高,英语学习自信心也有较大的提升,从而验证这一假设“如果高中英语口语教师采取一些策略引入文化研究,的确有助于学生英语口语水平和使用英语进行交际的有效性的提高”,以此为素质教育和以学生为主体的高中英语口语教学改革提供理论参考和实践佐证。在理论和现实情况分析基础上,本文为从文化引入角度有效改善高中英语口语教学提供了五点战略建议,分别是转变英语口语教学理念,提升教师个人英语水平与综合素质,丰富教学手段多样性,通过文化输入提升学生热情和避免中国式英语口语。由于实验条件和本人的研究水平有限,本文也存在一些不足,所得出的结论在更广范围的适用性仍然有待检验。

论文目录

• Abstract in Chinese
• Abstract in English
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter One Introduction
• 1.1 Background of the study
• 1.1.1 The nature of culture
• 1.1.2 Language and culture
• 1.1.3 Current situation in high school oral English teaching
• 1.2 Significance of the study
• 1.2.1 The goal of education
• 1.2.2 The requirement of new test policies
• Chapter Two Theoretical Foundation
• 2.1 High context（HC） and low context（LC） theory
• 2.2 Hofstede's four dimension theory
• 2.3 Linguistic relativity
• 2.4 Contrastive studies on the cultural differences between America and China
• 2.4.1 Individualism versus Collectivism
• 2.4.2 Direct versus Indirect verbal style
• 2.4.3 Self-enhancement versus self-effacement
• Chapter Three Cultural-related problems of oral English teaching in high schools
• 3.1 Misconception of oral English teaching
• 3.2 Limitation of oral English teaching methods
• 3.3 Incompetence of oral English teachers
• Chapter Four Surveys and analysis
• 4.1 Research group and research subjects
• 4.2 Research bases and instruments
• 4.3 Procedures
• 4.4 Data
• 4.5 Data analysis
• Chapter Five Several strategies to effectively improve oral English teaching in high schools by incorporating cultural studies
• 5.1 Changing the misconception of oral English teaching
• 5.1.1 Changing the misconception of oral English
• 5.1.2 Changing the misconception of teacher's role in teaching oral English
• 5.2 Better improving personal English level and comprehensive qualities
• 5.2.1 Criteria of a successful oral English teacher
• 5.2.2 Several aspects about the improvements of personal qualification of oral English teachers in high schools
• 5.3 Diversifying teaching approaches
• 5.3.1 Base the approaches on students' needs
• 5.3.2 From traditional teaching approaches to more diverse teaching approaches
• 5.4 Enhancing students' enthusiasm by cultural input
• 5.4.1 The importance of the creation of an authentic cultural environment
• 5.4.2 Some ways to incorporate culture in oral English classroom
• 5.5 Avoiding Chinglish in oral English
• 5.5.1 Notice cultural mistakes as a cause of Chinglish
• 5.5.2 Adopt the comparative teaching method
• Chapter Six Conclusions
• 6.1 Findings and implications
• 6.2 Limitations of the Study
• Bibliography
• Appendix Ⅰ
• Appendix Ⅱ