Abstract: This thesis is mainly about the effect of original English film appreciating on the development of the learner’s intercultural communication competence. The thesis begins with the introduction of the background and significance of the study. Then it gives an overview of the condition of the language and culture teaching and learning in the foreign language education. In this part, some basic concepts are introduced and defined, and their relationship is also discussed. And then the author makes it clear that the goal of the language and culture teaching and learning is developing the students’ intercultural communication competence. On the basis of that, the author discussed the feasibility, advantage and disadvantage of using movies as a teaching and learning resource. At last the author presents three effects. That is: Real authentic language helps improve a learner’s comprehensive language proficiency; Authentic language communication scenes helps to develop a learner’s awareness of context; Authentic English culture will help improve the appropriateness of a learner’ output.
Key Words: English films; intercultural communication competence; language and culture teaching and learning source
英語電影對培養英語學習者跨文化交際能力的作用
摘 要：本文主要討論了把電影作為一種教學資源在英語課堂中用于培養學生跨文化交際能力的作用。文章先介紹了本研究的背景和意義。接著對外語課堂教學中的語言文化教學的現狀進行了回顧，對其主要概念及其關系進行了介紹，明確語言文化教學應以培養學生的跨文化交際能力為目標。 然后提出了英語原版電影作為一種教學資源的可行性，并分析了其優缺點。文章最后提出英語電影可在三個方面提高學習者的跨文化交際能力，即真實地道的語言有助于提高學習者的綜合語言能力；真實的交際場景有助于培養學習者的語境意識；正宗的英語文化有助于提高學習者得體的語言輸出能力。
關鍵詞：英語電影；跨文化交際能力；語言文化教學資源
CONTENTS
Introduction 1
1. An Overview of Culture Teaching and Learning in
Foreign Language Education 4
1.1 Interrelatedness of Language, Culture and Communication 4
1.2Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom 6
1.2.1Definition of Culture 6
1.2.2 Culture with a Big C and Small c 6
1.2.3 Culture Knowledge and Culture Understanding …7
1.2.4 Learners’ Native Culture and Target Culture 8
1.3 Intercultural Communication Competence as the Goal 8
1.3.1 Definition of Intercultural Communication 8
1.3.2 Dimensions of Intercultural Communication 9
1.3.3 Definition of Intercultural Communication Competence 9
1.3.4 Dimensions of Intercultural Communication Competence 10
2. Film as a Culture Teaching and Learning Resource 11
2.1 Characteristics and Functions of English Film 11
2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of English Film 12
2.3 Feasibility of Using English Films as a Teaching and Learning Resource 13
2.4 Effect of English Films on Developing the Learner’s Intercultural Communication Competence 13
2.4.1 Real Authentic Language Helps to Improve a Learner’s Comprehensive
Langage Proficiency 14
2.4.2 Authentic Language Communication Scenes Helps to Develop
a Learner’s Awareness of Context 15
2.4.3 Authentic English Culture Helps to Improve the
Appropriateness of a Learner’ Output 16
3. Conclusion 17
Acknowledgements 18
Bibliography 19
