外语学习文化概念及对中国特色外语教学理论构建的启示

Cultures of Learning and Its Implications for Foreign Language Teaching Theory with Chinese Characteristics

外语学习文化指某群体因受本民族文化背景影响而形成的有关外语学习的本土视角,已成为近年来国内外语言学界讨论的热点。在分析了该概念提出的背景、内涵及与相关概念的区别的基础上,本文指出该概念从两个方面凸显了构建中国特色外语教学理论的必要性:总结中国学习者独特的对外语学习的认识和引导教师选择与中国文化情境相匹配的教学方法。最后探讨了其对理论构建的三点启示:将中国外语学习文化视为重要资源,认真总结我国外语教学的优秀传统和科学对待国外理论。

The concept,“cultures of learning”,refers to a group of learners’collective beliefs and attitudes in language learning shaped by their cultural background.It has become a heated topic in international and domestic research on language education.This review focuses on the notion’s genesis,definition and defining features.Then it points out that the concept highlights the necessity in constructing foreign language teaching theory with Chinese characteristics from two aspects:summarizing the unique features of Chinese students in learning foreign languages and helping teachers choose teaching methods compatible with Chinese students.Finally,it elaborates on potential insights from this concept on constructing foreign language teaching theory with Chinese characteristics:regarding Chinese cultures of learning as important resources,summarizing the excellent foreign language teaching tradition in China and taking a scientific attitude towards foreign theories.