汉语语言环境对英语学习的影响

汉语语言环境对英语学习的影响

Abstract

A good mastery of English has become a must for all the students in China because of frequent communication between countries It is easy for the students to get access to English And our country lays stress on fostering English talents But the present situation of English learning is that many people have labored on it but only to find it is a waste of time and energy This thesis analyzes the factors affecting the English learning which are social context the distinction between these two languages and the students goals and motivations With Bernard Spolskys theory the author explains the most important conditions for second language learning social context cultural background exposure condition and native pronunciation condition He insists that learners should pay special attention to language transfer and intercultural communication Besides a good attitude is crucial Available resources are also of great help to create good conditions for English learning in Chinese context Key Words

Chinese context conditions second language learning language transfer

摘要

由于国际间的交流日益频繁中国学生必须很好地掌握英语这门语言目前学生们接触英语的机会很多而且我们国家也花了大量的人力物力着重培养英语人才然而学生们英语学习的进展却不尽人意许多人花了大力气学英语最后却发现

它既费时又费力本文主要分析了影响英语学习的重要因素社会环境两种语言间的差异学生学习英语的目的与动机根据斯波尔斯基的《第二语言学习条件》理论可知中国学生在学习英语过程中受汉语环境的影响颇深缺乏英语语言环境要克服这种影响学习者首先要注意语言的迁移作用和跨文化的交流其次要端正学习的态度树立可达到的目标最后尽可能利用现有的的资源创造适合学习英语的条件

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Introduction

English plays a very important role in every area of the society Whether you are a teacher or a student a farmer or a worker a leader or a member you have relations with English In the long history English has developed its individual uniqueness and it is easy to be adopted in most nations Naturally English has become the global language gradually and has its irreplaceable function and position In another word owing to its broad influence the earth is becoming smaller and smaller English as an important tool has a special function in the communications of all nations It is estimated about 700 million to 800 million people can speak English Apart from 400 million native speakers the others are using English in different ways to different extent At present up to 300 million people are learning English in China and there are still more and more people joining the group of English learning And the number of English learners is increasing rapidly

However among the English learners not many have learned English well enough to communicate with English speakers Both educators and linguistics are showing their

concern about second language Some are research into the English teaching methodology the Grammar- translation Method the Direct Method the Oral Approach the Audio-lingual Method the Cognitive Approach the Natural Approach the Communicative Approach etc some are analyzing relationship between psychology and second language acquisition Sandra Lee Mckay Nancy H Hornberger etc still some others are studying the way to learn English or a second language Bernard Spolsky Claire Kranmsh Elli Hinkel Rod Ellis etc At home Yu Liming is studying language transfer and Sun Mianzhi is exploring Chinese context and English learning Indeed teaching methodology psychology and contexts affect the learning process

ⅠActuality of English Learning in China

With the opening and reforming English has been an important course in schools More and more people realize the importance of English and became English learners to meet the challenges In China English is taught in most primary schools in the cities from Grade Three and in all the middle schools in the whole country In a long term English will be a major course from primary school to university learning Even though one has graduated from university he has to get in touch with English frequently In China CET-4 and CET-6 are set in most colleges and basically every one has to pass the CET-4 and every one is trying his best to pass them

To some learners English is a new thing and due to curiosity they may have enough warmness and confidence at the beginning of English learning Later when they meet