中国式英语还是英语?——对中国外语教学中文化因素的思考(英文)

Chinglish or English?——Reflections on Cultural Aspect of Foreign Language Teaching in China

"Chinglish"即"中国式英语",一般被认为是一种对英语语言的"错误"运用,例如口语中的中国口音、根据中文语法构造的句子、使用由字面意思直译的中文习语等。然而,在全球化的环境下,"中国式英语"不仅仅体现出语言本身的问题。正如Levin(1993)所指出的,文化中没有对或者错,只有差异。因此,笔者认为"Chinglish"作为一种不可避免地带有文化因素的社会现象,更应该从文化视角进行探究。然而我国的英语教学恰恰忽视了这一因素。

＂Chinglish＂（Chinese English） are usually criticized as wrong ways of using English： from speaking English with a Chinese accent,constructing an English sentence according to Chinese grammar,translating directly some Chinese idioms into English,to greeting people in English in a Chinese way.However,under the circumstance of globalization,＂Chinglish＂may mean something other than language problems.As Levine（1993） points out that there are no right or wrong in cultures,only cultural differences,Chinglish,as a social practice with unavoidable cultural elements,has certain implications that should be explored from cultural perspective.But this is the aspect that has been ignored in English teaching in China.