情境在对外汉语教学中的作用及其运用

The effectiveness and employment of situations in teaching Chinese as a foreign language

本文所说的“情境”，主要指人们的言语活动赖以存在的一定的交际环境和语言环境。对外汉语教学要贯彻“交际性原则”和“结构——情境——功能相结合的原则”，情境是一个不可忽视的重要环节。本文主要从上下文、语体和情景三方面探讨情境在对外汉语教学中的作用；讨论情景设计中的三个要点；提出情景的三大分类；同时论及情景运用中的一些问题。

Abstract The situation discussed in this article chiefly refers to communicative and language environments in which people's language activities occur.To teach Chinese as a foreign language in accordance with both communicative and the structuralsituationalfunctional principles,situation is an important factor that should not be overlooked.The article discusses the effectiveness of situations in classroom teaching in respect of context,language styles and situations.It suggests that three aspects should be considered in designing a situation and there are three categories of situations.Some other minor questions are also mentioned in employing situations in teaching.