我国高校外语教育中“中国文化失语症”研究

A Study of “Chinese Culture Aphasia”in Present College English Teaching in China

[目的]以浙江省高校的部分师生为例,通过调查研究探讨我国目前高校外语教育中的中国文化知识的传授与掌握情况,为我国高校外语教育中的"中国文化失语症"提供有效解决策略。[方法]本研究主要运用测试、问卷调查和访谈等研究工具,对本省高校若干师生的中国文化知识掌握情况、中国文化的英语表达情况及其所在院系的课程设置等情况进行调查,并运用定性和定量的方法分析相关的数据。[结果]本研究发现受试均存在不同程度的中国文化知识及其英文表达的失语现象;中国文化在高校的课程设置及学生的教材中严重缺失。从思想上加强师生及有关人员对母语文化的重视,调整和重构现有的中国文化课程体系,构建动态的、开放式的课堂,建立配套的考核评价体系,将母语课纳入必考科目,采用形成性评价与终结性评价体系相结合等手段是解决我国高校外语教育中"中国文化失语症"的有效策略。[结论]通过对"中国文化失语症"的研究,提出相应的解决策略,为教学大纲的制定及教材编写提供了适当的参考,有助于增强学生的人文素质、提高其实践交际能力并弘扬中华民族优秀文化。

[Objective] Via an empirical survey, this study is aimed to explore the imparting and mastering of Chinese cultural knowledge in China ’s present col ege English teaching, so as to offer some effective strategies for dealing with“Chinese culture aphasia”in current col ege English teaching in China. [Methods] Resorting to the research methodology of tests, questionnaires and interviews, it carries out an investigation of a number of col ege students and English teachers in Zhejiang Province into their mastering of Chinese cultural knowledge and its conveying in English as wel as the curriculum design of their col eges or departments. The relevant data derived from the research are analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. [Results] The subjects al demonstrate the phenomenon of“Chinese culture aphasia”concerning both its comprehension and its English translation to varying degrees. Besides, cross-cultural commu-nication is twofold, so it is indispensible for learners to study simultaneously their native culture,which is a solid cornerstone and the crucial foundation for foreign language learning, but has been seriously deficient in col eges’curriculum design and students’textbooks; integrating Chinese as one of the com-pulsory courses and establishing corresponding examining and evaluating systems incorporating formative assessment and summative assessment, are sure to cope with“Chinese culture aphasia”in present col ege English teaching in China effectively. [Conclusion] The research and solution above are expected to shed light on teaching syl abus formulations and curriculum designs, enhance students ’humanistic quality and their communication capabilities in reality, and consequently popularize the excellent Chinese culture.