從涉外導游角度看英語專業本科生跨文化交際能力的培養

英語論文編號:YY641  論文字數:9951.頁數:35

Contents

1．Introduction 1
2. Relevant concepts 2
 2.1 Language and culture 2
 2.2 Culture and communication 4
 2.3 Intercultural communication 5
3. Research and investigation 8
 3.1 Questionnaire investigation 8
 3.2 Interview 10
4. Reasons English major undergraduates lack intercultural communicative competence 12
 4.1 Cultural barriers in communication between China and western countries 12
 4.2 Deficits in major courses arrangement 16
 4.3 Poor practical competence of English major undergraduates 17
5. Ways to improve intercultural communicative competence of English major undergraduates during foreign tourism activities 18
 5.1 Overcome cultural barriers 18
 5.2 Reform English major undergraduate education 21
 5.3 Seek Society’s support 22
6．Conclusion 23
Acknowledgements 24
References 25

摘    要

 本文首先探討了跨文化交際、跨文化交際意識與跨文化交際能力三者的定義與關系；其次通過問卷調查，了解英語專業本科生跨文化交際能力的現狀，以及他們對涉外導游工作中跨文化交際活動的認識，同時通過人物訪談和實地調研，整理廓清涉外導游在旅游活動中常見的跨文化交際障礙；然后分別從客觀與主觀兩個方面探討了英語專業本科生跨文化交際能力缺失的原因；最后分別從英語專業本科教學改革，以及學生自身素質的提升兩個角度，提出如何提高跨文化交際能力，克服文化障礙，使有志從事涉外導游工作的英語專業本科畢業生提高自身就業競爭力。

關鍵詞：英語專業本科生；涉外導游活動；跨文化交際；英語教學改革

ABSTRACT
 This paper first explores the definitions of intercultural communication, intercultural communicative awareness, and intercultural communicative competence, and the relations among them. Secondly, it studies the current situation of the intercultural communicative competence of English major undergraduates, and their understanding about the intercultural communicative activities of foreign language tour guides through questionnaires. At the same time, through interview and investigation, it also elaborates the common intercultural communicative barriers in foreign language tour guides’ intercultural communicative activities. Thirdly, it explores the reasons why the English major undergraduates lack of intercultural communicative competence in the aspects of objective and subjective conditions. It finally proposes the ways to improve students’ intercultural communicative competence, and to overcome the cultural barriers in the aspects of the educational reform of English major, and the improvement of intercultural communicative competence. Thus it can help the English major undergraduates enhance their competitive competence who want to be foreign language tour guides.

Key words: English major undergraduate; foreign language tour guides; intercultural communication; English educational reform