背景知识——阅读外报外刊的一把钥匙

Background: the key to Reading British and American Newspapers

外报外刊阅读在英语学习中起着举足轻重的作用。由于外报外刊的词汇新颖、实用、言简意赅 ,常能弥补文学作品的不足 ,因此作者指出高校英语专业开设外报外刊阅读课的重要性。根据外报外刊自身的特征以及在以往教学中的经验 ,作者提出学习外报外刊需要具备的两大基本功 :1)掌握一定数量的新闻词汇。 2 )了解背景知识。在这两者中 ,了解背景知识尤为重要。作者阐述了背景知识在理解报刊内容方面的重要性 ,将背景知识分为了五大类进行了分析 ,并就相应的背景知识类别在教学方面提出了学习的方式方法。本文旨在突出背景知识在外报外刊阅读中的重要地位 ,对外报外刊阅读课程教学提出自己的看法。

Newspapers reading plays a key role in English study. News vocabulary, with its novelty, availability and brevity, can well compensate the limits of literary works. According to the characteristics of British and American newspapers and experience in teaching, the author points out the two key elements in reading: the mastering of certain amount of vocabulary and the knowledge of background. By emphasizing the importance of background knowledge, the author classifies it into five main branches, thus offers interpretation and analyses respectively. The paper stands out the importance of background knowledge and presents advice in study.