浅析观看美剧对英语学习的作用_英语论文

The Role of Watching American TV Series in English Study

摘要

美剧，中国人对美国电视剧集的简称，包含肥皂剧，情景喜剧和情节系列剧。在经历了三次划时代的发展后，借着网络的传播和字幕组的助推，美剧在中国日益流行起来，已然成为大部分中国观众生活的一个组成部分。身为美国流行文化的重要组成部分，美剧凭借大胆新颖的选材，不拘于泥的表现形式以及精良考究的制作，赢得了大量观众的好感，魅力有增无减。而中国的老、中、青三类不同的人群中，不少人把观看美剧作为学习英语的途径之一。本文旨在浅析观看美剧对英语学习的积极作用，通过参考科学研究数据及理论结合客观的分析，总结出清晰简明的观点，为更多人的英语学习提供有价值的参考。

关键词：观看美剧 英语学习 积极作用

Abstract

American TV series is a type of TV program which is prevalent in China, and can be classified into three categories: soap opera, comedy and Drama. After the three significant steps of development it has gone through, with the popularization of the Internet and the promotion of the subtitle translation groups online, American TV series has become increasingly popular in china, and has already become the essential part forming Chinese audience’ everyday life. As a vital part of American popular culture, American TV series have won tremendous interests and support from Chinese audience through its innovative materials choosing, novel and varied ways of expressing and exquisite production. And among the old, the middle-aged and the young, three different age groups in China, a great number of them regard watching American TV series as one of the important approaches for learning English. The paper intends to explore the positive effects watching American TV series has on English learning, to draw a conclusion of clear and effective opinions to provide valuable references for English learners by referring to the scientific data and analyzing theories with objective facts. 

Key words: watching American TV series  English studying  positive effects

Contents

1.Introduction 6

1.1 The Origin of American TV Series 6

1.2 The Development of American TV Series in China 7

1.3 The Influence of American TV Series in China 7

2. The Role of Watching American TV Series in English Study 9

2.1 To Know the American Culture 9

2.1.1 Individualism Values 9

2.1.2 Diverse and Open Social Culture 10

2.1.3 The Importance of Religious Belief 11

2.1.4 Materialism Values 11

2.2 To Have the Pure Language Environment 12

2.2.1 The Speaking Rate 12

2.2.2 Pronunciation and Intonation 13

2.2.3 Vocabulary and Useful Expressions 13

2.3 To Help Improve English Ability 15

2.3.1 To Improve English Listening Ability 15

2.3.2 To Improve the Ability of Reading Comprehension 16

2.4 To Arouse Learners’ Interests 17

3 How to Use American TV Series to Learn English Effectively  17

Conclusion 19

Bibliography 20

Acknowledgment 21