我国少数民族边境口岸地区外语需求调查研究

An Investigation of the Demand for Foreign Languages in Ethnic Border Port Areas of China

本研究以云南多民族聚居的景洪、河口和瑞丽三个口岸为例,对466名不同民族和不同职业领域的语言使用者进行了外语需求问卷调查。结果发现:边境口岸地区的外语语种需求具有多样化和地缘性特征,"关键外语语种"需求的顺序依次是:英语、越南语、泰语、缅甸语和日语;外语专业能力的需求不仅是语言技能和语言知识,而且还包括镶嵌于语言中的相关专业知识、中国文化、外国文化和东南亚区域文化等知识。本研究对我国的外语规划,尤其是区域性外语教育发展与规划具有一定的应用价值和启示作用。

An investigation was made in Jinghong,Hekou and Ruili three ports in Yunnan where different ethnic groups inhibit. 466 questionnaires of demands for foreign languages were collected from language users of different ethnic groups and jobs. The results show that in port areas,the demands for foreign languages are diverse with geographical features. The demands for key foreign languages are English,Vietnamese,Thai,Burmese and Japanese in order; and the demands for foreign language professional competence include language skill,language knowledge,relevant professional knowledge,and the knowledge of Chinese,foreign and Southeastern Asian cultures. This study is of application value and inspiration for foreign language planning,and especially,for the development and planning of regional foreign language education in China.