英语论文文化背景知识对英语听力理解影响的调查研究.docVIP

A Study of Cultural Background Knowledge’s Effects on English Listening Comprehension A Thesis Presented to i 文化背景知识对英语听力理解影响的调查研究 摘要：听力理解是一个复杂的过程，影响听力的因素很多，有诸如语音，词汇，语法等一系列语言知识方面的因素，也有一些非语言知识的因素，文化背景知识便是其中之一。为检验文化背景知识对英语听力理解的影响，本研究对60名非英语专业的大学生进行了一次英语听力检测实验。实验结果显示文化背景知识对听力理解有促进作用，具体来说，它在减轻听音前的心理压力，增强听者自信心，培养听者英语学习兴趣等方面都有着极其重要的作用。基于以上结论，本文建议，在听力教学过程中，教师应尽可能多的增加文化背景知识的输入量。这不仅可以增强学生的英美文化意识，还可以培养学生的英语思维能力，从而间接地提高学生的听力水平。同时，教师还必须注意输入的策略，给学生制造轻松愉悦的环境，比如可以通过观看电影，课前演讲，文化对比等形式，以活泼的形式促进学生听力的提高。 关键词：文化背景知识；英语听力理解；英语教学 ? ii A Study of Cultural Background Knowledge’s Effects on English Listening Comprehension Abstract：Listening comprehension is a complicated process, which is affected not only by such linguistic factors like pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, etc., but also some important nonlinguistic factors, one of which is cultural background knowledge. The paper presents an empirical study on 60 non-English major collage students with the aim to testify the function of cultural background knowledge in English listening comprehension. The results of the experiment reveal that cultural background knowledge has the promotive function in English listening comprehension; it can reduce the psychological pressure before listening, strengthen the confidence on one hand, and reinforce the interest of English learning on another. Therefore, the paper lends strong support that in English listening teaching, teachers should introduce a lot of cultural background knowledge which can not only improve students’ listening level and strengthen students’ consciousness of foreign cultures, but also cultivate the ability of thinking in English. In the teaching process, teachers should pay more attention to the input methods and create a relaxing and pleasant environment in listening classes. Such means as watching the movies, doing the class report, comparing cultures of different nations, etc, are all effective ones that will improve students’ ability and consequently facilitate student