人文教育在大学英语教学中的理念和实践

The Concept and Application of the Humanity Education in College English Teaching

大学英语本质上是人文性很强的学科。然而,多年来,由于工具理性,功利主义和实用主义的滥觞,导致大学英语教育的人文性严重缺失。文章在理清了人文教育的概念及其发展的基础上,分析了大学英语教育中人文性的重要性及造成其缺失的主要成因,继而试图指出人文教育在大学英语教学中得以强化的方法和途径,并在结论中进一步表明大学英语中强化人文教育的意义和必要性。

College English is, by nature, a subject of humanity. However, over the years, the pervasion of instrumental reason and utilitarianism has led to a gradual waning, or rather ,a loss of humanistic nature in college English teaching. In the paper, after a clarification of the concept of humanity education, an analysis of the significance of humanity education being incorporated into the college English teaching will be given. And after an exploration of the reasons behind its loss, the approaches to a strengthen?ing of humanity education in college English teaching will be pointed out ,and then the significance and necessity of the humani?ty education will be further explicated in the conclusion part.