A Study on the Influence of American Sitcoms on Senior High English Learning – Taking Friends as an Example_英语论文

摘要

现在，关于学习英语的方法手段层出不穷，也越来越新颖。而美剧，作为一种被大众广泛接受的文化形式，也可以运用到我们的日常英语学习和教学中。众所周知，美剧深受现在国内年轻人的喜爱，对于他们来说，他们可以从美剧中看到一个不一样的美国社会。美剧现在也是作为一种潮流的风向标。这篇论文，将从高中英语学习的角度，来阐述美剧的作用。任何事物都有两面性，将美剧应用到实际学习中也不例外。但美剧有好的方面，但首先，我们要清楚美剧为什么或者怎样才能促进英语学习。本篇论文一共阐述了其四个方面，包括增加学习兴趣，提高听说能力，丰富语言和文化背景知识，提高翻译水平。接下来，作者介绍了通过看美剧学习英语的具体方法，包括，根据自己的水平选择合适的剧集，模仿剧中的对话，合理利用字幕和反复的练习。然后，具体的实施策略作者也给出来了。第一，选择合适的剧集来进行听说练习，第二，控制学习美剧的具体过程，第三，开展能让大多数学生乐于参与的活动。最后一个部分，是一堂利用美剧老友记进行具体教学的课堂呈现。

关键词：美剧 英语学习 影响 高中

Abstract

English language learning includes the written knowledge of English, and social and cultural factors can promote proper use of the English language and improve students' communicative ability. This paper, by taking Friends as a sample, is inclined to instruct rich and authentic non-linguistic contexts which are embodied in the English-language sitcoms to teachers and students in senior high schools. Learners can use the detailed background knowledge of English language to improve English learning interest and help to facilitate the progress of English language skills. Nowadays, the means and methods of learning English are emerging in an endless stream, and they are more and more innovative. The American sitcom, as a widely accepted cultural form, can also be applied to our daily English learning and teaching. As we all know, the US drama are very popular among young people now partly because they can see a different American society from the US drama. This dioloma thesis will explain the role of the US drama from the perspective of high school English learning. Every coin has two sides, and applying American sitcoms to the actual study is no exception. But American sitcoms also have advantages. First of all, we have to clear why and how the US drama promote English learning, and this paper elaborates its four aspects, including stimulating interests in cultivating English learning, improving listening and speaking, enriching language and cultural knowledge, and improving the level of translation. Next, the author describes the specific ways to learn English by looking at the US drama, including selecting the appropriate episode according to their level, mimicking the dialogue in the play, making reasonable use of subtitles and repetitive exercises. Then, the author also give the specific implementation strategies of learning English with American sitcoms. First, selecting the appropriate sitcoms to carry out listening and speaking exercises; second, controling the specific process of learning American sitcoms; third, carrying out activities that let most students love to participate. The last part is a classroom presentation by using the American sitcom Friends.

Key words:  American sitcoms; English learning; influence; senior high

Contents

1  Introduction 1

1.1 Research Background 1

1.2 Research Purpose 2

1.3 Significance of the Research 2

1.4 Structure of the Dissertation 3

2  How American sitcoms promote English learning 3

2.1 Psychological analysis of middle school students 4

2.2 Stimulating interests in cultivating English learning 6

2.3 Improving listening and speaking ability 7

2.4 Enriching language and cultural knowledge 7

2.5 Improving translation level 8

3  Ways of learning English by watching American sitcoms 9

3.1 Choosing suitable sitcoms according to your level of English and interest 9

3.2 Imitating the dialogue 9

3.3 Rational use of subtitles and repeated practice 10

4  Specific implementation strategies for cultivation of students’ English listening and speaking ability 11

4.1 Selecting suitable American sitcoms for listening and speaking 11

4.2 Controling the process of learning by using American sitcoms 12

4.3 Carrying out activities that make the vast majority of students interested in participating 13

5  The Application of Friends in Practical Teaching 13

6  Conclusion 15

6.1 Implications of the Research 15

6.2 Limitations of the Research 16

Bibliography 17

Acknowledgements 20