Social and Political Dimensions of Communication in Grammar Instruction: What Teachers Should Contemplate  

语法教学在社会与政治交际中的作用——教师应该思考的问题(英文)

作　　者：吴始年 

机构地区：[1]伟谷州立大学英语系,美国 [2]西安外国语大学英文学院

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics》2016年第2期153-166,246,共15页中国应用语言学（英文）

摘　　要：Successful language learning entails two levels of competence： adequate control of the grammatical system of the target language and ability to effectively communicate in pragmatic contexts. Espoused by the mantra of much inculcated communicative orientation in English language teaching and learning, the divination points to pedagogical trends which essentially ）ettison grammar instruction in the classroom. However, language is not merely a tool of communication but an instrument of social control, political power, and economic mobility, all of which require not only skills to ＂get your message across＂ by whatever means, but more importantly, the accurate use of and facility with language that has been codified and assessed formally by standardized tests. This paper critically examines the role of grammatical accuracy and its relation to communication in terms of social and academic functions of English and advocates a revival of currently penurious grammar instruction. Examples from both native and nonnative speakers of English are used to illustrate the interface between grammar and social and political dimensions of communication through language.外语语言学习的成功取决于两个层次的能力:对目标语语法体系足够的掌握以及在现实语用环境下有效的交际能力。在目前西方倡导的以交际为目的的英语教学的口号下,语法在课堂教学中失去了一席之地。但是语言不仅仅是交流工具。它同时是执行社会控制,维持政治权威,改善经济地位的工具。而这些语言功能并非是"能把意思大概表达清楚就行了"这类低级语法能力所能完成的。只有通过准确,流畅地使用已经规范化,并通过标准化考试得到加强和肯定的语言形式才能表达这些重要的语言功能。本文通过英语为母语以及英语为非母语学生的例证批判性地探讨语法与交际的关系以及在社会与学术功能方面的作用,主张恢复和加强缺失的语法教学。

关 键 词：grammatical accuracy social andpolitical dimensions of language standardized tests grammar instruction 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语]