English Euphemism Teaching

【作者】 潘子正；

【导师】 田德蓓；

【作者基本信息】 安徽大学 ， 英语语言文学， 2005， 硕士

【摘要】 委婉语是一种语言现象,也是一种文化现象。不能正确理解和使用委婉语将会给交际带来极大的障碍。随着委婉语的重要性越来越为人们所关注和认识,委婉语已成为跨文化研究的重要对象之一。委婉语教学的目的就是通过提高学生理解和使用委婉语的能力以培养学生的跨文化意识和交际能力。 作者发现在中国对于委婉语教学的研究几乎还是一片空白,关于委婉语教学的专著极少,一些关于委婉语教学的论文也只是探讨了委婉语的重要性并没有提出以何种模式或方法来进行教学。因此,委婉语教学的方法和模式是一个有待研究和发掘的新课题。 在对传统教学方法进行比较全面的分析研究的基础上,作者研读了以学生为中心的多种智力理论并将其应用于委婉语教学中。基于这一理论,作者在教学实践中,把教与学看作是动态及互动性的过程,强调自主性学习,而教师只是教学的参与者与组织者而不是决策者。教师通过参与和启发,从而不断提高学生的学习兴趣并调动学生的学习积极性。经过实践,此种理论在作者所执教的班级中取得了良好的效果。接受多种智力理论教学的同学在理解和使用委婉语的能力及跨文化意识上都有了不同程度的提高。 需要指出的是,虽然在教学实践中多种智力理论显示了很多的优点,但作者的这一实验性对比研究的对象范围还比较狭窄,多种智力理论还需要各个高校的教师及其他从事英语教学人员的进一步应用、研究和总结,从而使委婉语教学和跨文化教学取得更大的成效。更多还原

【Abstract】 Euphemism, which is frequently used in both English and Chinese, is a linguistic phenomenon as well as a cultural one. In a sense, without proper application of euphemism, communication would be impossible. Euphemism has become one of the major subjects of cross-cultural studies as people come to realize the significance of euphemism. Therefore, English teachers should pay attention to euphemism teaching so as to improve students’ cross-cultural awareness and communicative competence.In China, as far as euphemism teaching is concerned, there are no monographs or treatises. The papers concerning euphemism teaching mainly discuss the importance of English euphemism but do not deliberate how to teach English euphemism. So, euphemism teaching is a new subject that should be studied and explored. The English teachers should fill up gaps in euphemism teaching.On the basis of analyzing the traditional teaching methods and teaching practice, the author of this dissertation introduces the Multiple Intelligence Theory and applies it to her teaching practice. Based on student-centered conception, the theory emphasizes students’ independent learning. In practice, the author views teaching and learning as a dynamic and interactive process in which teachers are not policy-makers but organizers and participants. The author tries her best to arouse students’ motivation and develop students’ intelligence for culture and euphemism learning through participation and enlightenment. After experimental teaching practice, the author finds the results satisfactory. Almost all the students have improved their cross-cultural awareness and communicative competence in various degrees and their progress also displays in their linguistic abilities such as listening, speaking, reading and writing.It should be admitted that the empirical teaching practice with MI Theory is just on a small scale although the theory demonstrates its strong points in her class. So, this theory should still be applied, studied and summarized by college English ’teachersand relative English educators so as to achieve a remarkable success in improving students’ cross-cultural awareness and communicative competence..更多还原