英文电影与英语口语论文.docx

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英文电影与英语口语论文

Contents

Acknowledgement……..………………..…………………………………

Abstract…………….………………………………………………………

I.Introduction…………………………………..………………..................

II.HowtoimproveUniversitystudents’OralEnglishbywatchingEnglishMovies

2.1PreviewingPreparation

2.1.1TheMovieSelectionCriteria

2.1.2IntroducingCulturalBackgroundandRelatedInformation

2.2While-Viewing

2.2.1Assigningquestions

2.2.2PlayingMoviesReasonably

2.2.3RolePlaying

2.3Post-Viewing

2.3.1Discussion

2.3.2Retelling

III.TheproblemsexistinginimprovingUniversitystudents'OralEnglishthroughwatchingEnglishMoviesandsomesolutions

3.1ProblemsexistinginimprovingUniversitystudents'OralEnglishthroughwatchingEnglishMovies

3.2SomeSolutions

IV.Conclusion……………………………………………………………...

References…………………………………………………………..

Acknowledgement

Firstofall,Iwouldliketoexpressmygratitudetomysupervisor,YangJianhong,forhisconstantencouragementandguidanceonmythesis.Inthepreparationofthethesis,shehasspentmuchtimereadingthrougheachdraftandprovidedmewithinspiringadvice.Ireallydon’tknowwhatIwouldhavedonewithmythesiswithoutherhelp.

IalsogreatlythanktheprofessorsandteachersattheForeignLanguage&LiteratureDepartmentwhohaveinstructedandhelpedmealot.

Inaddition,mygratitudealsoextendstomyfriendsandclassmatesfortheirvaluablesuggestionswhichareofhelpandimportanceinmakingthethesisareality.

Finally,Iamindebtedtomyparentsfortheircontinuoussupportandencouragement

Abstract:

Nowadays,EnglishisbecomingincreasinglyimportantinChina.ButduetolackofdomesticEnglishenvironment，collegestudents'spokenEnglishisverydifficultyinourcountry.So,itisveryimportantforustofindaneffectwaytoimprovecollegestudents'OralEnglish.ThisarticlemainlyintroducedthatitisagoodwaytolearnspokenEnglishbywatchingEnglishmoviesandhowtouseEnglishMovietoimproveUniversityStudents’OralEnglish.Butatpresent,usingEnglishmoviestoimprovecollegestudents'OralEnglishstillhassomeproblemsinourcountry.Therefore,thisarticlealsointroducessomerelatedmeasurestosolvetheseproblems.

Keywords:

OralEnglish,EnglishMovie,Solution

摘要：

如今,英语在中国变得越来越重要。

但是,由于缺少国内英语环境使得大学生英语口语学习在我们国家非常困难。

所以,对我们来说，寻找一个有效的方法提高大学生的英语口语能力十分重要。

本文主要介绍了看英文电影是学习英语口语的好方法以及如何使用英语电影来提高大学生的口语表达能力。

但目前,在我们的国家使用英文电影提高学生口语还存在着诸多问题。

因此,本文还介绍了一些相关措施来解决这些问题。

关键词：

英语口语，英文电影，措施

HowtoimproveUniversitystudents’OralEnglishbywatchingEnglishMovies

I.Introduction

Withthearrivalofthe21stcentury,theinternationalcommunicationisbecomingincreasinglyfrequent.Asaninternationallanguage,Englishplaysanimportantroleincommunication.ThebookCollegeEnglishCurriculumTeachingRequirementsissuedbyTheMinistryofEducationinJuly2007proposeddevelopingstudents'comprehensiveability,especiallythelisteningandspeakingskillsandmadethemcanuseEnglishfluentlyintheirworkandsocialinteractionsinthefuture.Butinourcountry,thegreatestdifficultyencounteredbytheChinesestudyingEnglishusuallyliesnotinreadingandwriting,butintheimprovementoflisteningandspeaking.OralEnglish-----applicationofspeakingandlistening-----isthebasisforlearningreadingandwrittenlanguageforstudentswhotakeEnglishastheirfirstlanguage（Brown&Yule,1983）.Universitystudents'OralEnglishinChinaexistsmanyshortcomings.ManystudentsspendalotoftimeandenergyinlearningspokenEnglishbuttheeffectisnotefficacious.Therearealotofpeoplewhohavealargevocabularyandgoodmasteryofgrammars,butcouldnotopentheirownmouth.Investigatingthereason,itismainlyduetothelackofdomesticEnglishenvironment.However,filmmaterialscancompensateforthisflaw.EnglishmoviesprovidelearnersanEnglishlearningenvironment.Accordingtothepsycholinguistictheoryofnaturalsecondlanguageacquisition,thebestenvironmentforlearningasecondlanguageisinthelanguagesetting,ortosay,onlywhenstudentsareexposedtoanauthenticornaturallanguagecantheymasteritwell（Ellis1994）.

WuShenSiJi,thefamouseducatorsaid"astudythatisforcedtolearnbutwithoutanyinterestwillstiflestudents’wishestomasterknowledge.Einsteinalsosaid“interestisthebestteacher.”AccordingtotheAffective-FilterTheorybyKrashen,thehighermotivationtheyhave,themoreinterestedstudentsareinlearning,andthebetterresultstheycanget（Krashen1987）.Thus,studyinterestisofvitalimportance.AsJackLongerganpoints,“Whenweuseteachingmaterialstopromotecommunicativeactivities,theyrestupontheideaofaninformationgap.”FeaturefilmsaremoreintrinsicallymotivatingthanvideosmadeEFLteachingbecausetheyembodythenotionthatafilmhasastorythatwantstobetoldthanneedstobetaught（Ward&Lepeintre1996）Moviecanexactlyprovidelearnersrelaxedatmosphereandminimizethelanguagelearner'sanxietyandnegativeattitude.Thereby,itcanstimulatestudents'interestinlearningandimproveteachingandlearningefficiency.

ApplyingEnglishmoviestoOralEnglishteachingisaccordwithconstructivismlearningtheory.Constructivismholdsthatknowledgeisnotgotthroughteacher'steaching,butincertainsituationsnamely,socialculturebackground,withthehelpofothers（includingteachersandco-learner）help,usingnecessarystudymaterial,obtainthroughthewaysofsignificanceconstruction.Movieisatechnologythatconveyinformationwithnon-wordlanguageandaudio-visuallanguage,lightandsound.ByZhouChuanJi,theprofessorinBeijingfilmacademy.Moviewithvividscene,classicandrichdialoguecreateagoodOralEnglishacquisitionenvironmentforforeignlanguagelearners.

The“realism”ofmoviesprovidesawealthofcontextualizedlinguistic,paralinguisticandauthenticcross-culturalinformation,classroomlisteningcomprehensionandfluencypractice（Braddock1966:

22）.

II.HowtoimproveUniversitystudents’OralEnglishbywatchingEnglishMovies

2.1PreviewingPreparation

Inthisperiod,theworkwillfinishmainlybyteachers.Theywillchoosewhattowatchandintroducethebackground,contentsandrelationshipbetweenthecharacteristicsinthemoviesandtohelpstudentsbuildaroughideaaboutafilm.

2.1.1TheMovieSelectionCriteria

Arcario（1992:

109）suggeststhatcomprehensibilityisamajorcriteriainselectingavideoforlanguage-learningpurposes.AccordingtoMassiandMerino（1986:

90）,theselectionshouldbeverycarefulwiththecontent,withrespecttoaccentandwell-thought-outcriteriaandtheduration.Therefore,teachersshouldcarefullyselectmaterialsbytakingintoconsiderationtheirlanguage,themesandcontents,length,values,andfullymobilizestudents'initiatives.

Onthelanguage,formanyuniversitystudentsinChina,listeningisusuallytheirweakness.Therefore,teachersoughttochoosesomemovieclipswithclearerandauthenticpronunciationandrelativelysimpledialogue.Onlyinthiswaycanstudentslearnauthenticpronunciationandintonation,whileovermuchuncommonwordsorslangwillcausebarriersforstudentstounderstandingthefilmcontent,sothattheywillhaveakindoffearofdifficulty.Besides,thespeechspeedshouldbemoderateandcanunderstandmostofthedialogues.Forexample,theSoundofMusic,OneHundredandOneDalmatiansaresimpleandslowtounderstand.InFriends,therearemanysimplesentencestructuressuchasthereyougoorhereyougo.ThesesentencesseemnoclearChinesemeaning.Butstudentscanfeelthemeaningofthesentencesaccordingtoaspecificsceneinthefilms.Incontrast,GoneWiththeWindandWaterlooBridgeareclassics,buttheirpaceofspeechandaccentarebeyondthereachofstudents.

Forthethemesandcontents,ontheonehand,thethemesoffilmsselectedbyteachersshouldbedistinct,positive,andhavecertaindepth.Movieslikethiscangivestudentsadeepenlightenmentandprofoundeducationmeaningandcanalsoattractstudents'interestinclassroomteaching.What’smore,itiseasytoleadstudentstodiscussthethemeofthefilledmovieandcultivatetheirabilityofthinkingandabilityoflanguageexpression.Ontheotherhand,thethemeofthefilmshouldunifythethemeofcollegeEnglish.Itishelpfulforstudentstomasterthetext.So,indifferentclass,teachersshouldchoosefilmswhichhavedifferentthemes.e.g.ifthethemeofthisunitisaboutlanguagelearningstudytechniques,wecanchoosethefilmMyFairLady,ortheSoundofMusic;forthethemeofscientists,wecanchoosethefilmABeautifulMind,orMadameCurie.Moreover,thecontentofthefilmshouldclosetothereallife.Inaddition,theinfluencesoffilmsuponstudentscannotbeunderestimated.Currently,thegoodandbadfilmsareintermingled.Filmswithpositivethemescanedifysentiment,whilethosestuddedwithviolenceandsexwillbemisguided.Therefore,theteachermustbeconsideredwhetheritcanhelpstudents'physicalandmentalhealthinchoosingthefilms.

Ontheplotaspects,teachersshouldrealizethattheemphasesoflearningfilmmaterialsshallbethelanguage,notplot.Therefore,whenchoosefilms,theyshouldtrytochoosetheeasy-to-understandmaterials.Otherwise,studentswillmaketheirmostenergyongraspingandunderstandingtheplot.Consequently,itwillinfluencethelanguagelearning.Andtheplotshouldbevividandinteresting,sothatitcanarousestudents'interest.Ifitisnecessary,teacherscancutthefilmcontentproperlyaccordingtodifferentteachingaimsanddifficultylevelsofmovies.Onthelength,thelengthofthefilmcommonlycontrolledwithin100minu