Abstract

Although we have learned English for many years and even taken part in countless examinations, we often fail in communicating with native speakers for a variety of reasons. Then, how can we reduce these pragmatic failures and enhance students’ pragmatic competence?
This thesis explores some typical cases of socio-pragmatic failures which naturally and frequently happen to Chinese students in the process of speaking English, thus revealing the negative influence of socio-pragmatic failures on the cross-cultural communication and the imperative to strengthen their pragmatic competence. Therefore, the author points out the significance of improving Chinese students’ English cultural awareness, cultivating their cross-cultural competence, and transforming teachers’ roles in classes, and offers some practical solutions as a remedy for pragmatic failure.

Key words: Chinese student; cross-cultural communication; socio-pragmatic failure; pragmatic competence

摘要

虽然我们已经学习英语很多年，甚至参加过无数次考试，但是由于受各种各样原因，我们在与以英语为母语的人进行交谈时，却屡屡受挫。那么，我们应该如何减少这些语用失误，提高学生的语用能力呢？
本文通过对中国学生英语表达中常见典型的社交语用失误现象的探究，并辅之以一定的实例,揭示出社交语用失误对跨文化交际的负面影响以及增强中国学生语用能力的必要性。由此证实提高学生的英语文化意识，培养他们跨文化交际的能力，以及转化教师课堂角色的重要性，并提出了一些纠正语用失误的实用措施。

关键词：中国学生；跨文化交际；社交语用失误；语用能力