2017届福建省光泽第一中学高中英语教师论文：《A Study on Culture Teaching in Senior English Class》_高考复习指南

2017届福建省光泽第一中学高中英语教师论文：《A Study on Culture Teaching in Senior English Class》

　　Video films’ viewing is a popular way of cultivating culture awareness. As the saying goes, “A picture is worth a thousand words”. This strategy is of significance especially in China because most students here have only a limited idea of what a native English speaker means. Moreover, popular cultures in Western countries have great impacts on Chinese young adults nowadays. Popular films with positive culture connotation will attract students and cultivate students’ cultural awareness naturally. For example, the Reading of Unit 4 in Book 8 is the script of the movie My Fair Lady. After studying this unit, students may become very interested in this story, then the teacher can provide them with a chance to watch the movie together. By watching the movie, students can get a vivid picture of the story and the social customs and background of that period. Because they have just learned the lines in the text, they would not feel too difficult to catch what the hero and heroin say, which is very helpful to their listening.

　　3.2.5 Newspapers, Magazines and Literature

　　Teaching culture by using newspapers, magazines and literature is another considerable strategy. Those publications are capable of fulfilling such social roles as informing, advising, helping, and entertaining. Although they are not a fixed part of the senior high school syllabus, they are the very authentic materials that can expand students’ international awareness and measure the status of students’ real reading ability. The advantage of using the newspaper and magazines in foreign language classes lies in its function of reflecting the foreign people in their own cultural setting and of providing insights into various, contemporary interests of the foreign people. Many aspects of culture, which are not usually found in textbooks, are present in popular publications. Students exposed to such relevant, authentic, and varied cultural materials will be able to obtain an understanding of the foreign culture from the insiders’ perspective. The role of the teacher is the co-learner with the students. The teacher selects materials that are likely to arouse learners’ interest and to provoke thinking and discussion. After giving enough time for the learners to read, think and discuss over the topics, the teacher is supposed to sum up.