摘 要

英文原版电影作为一种多媒体形式的学习资源，也是大众文化的载体。其震撼人心的视觉效果和生动形象的表现形式能够很好地帮助英语专业的学生进行自主英语学习，培养学习能力，增强学习兴趣，扩大知识面，最终达到全方位的素质提升。与此同时，学生在利用英语电影学习时也会产生一些亟待解决的问题。本文将通过英语专业学生所做的调查问卷研究观看原版电影对英语专业学生的学习的影响，其中包括改善听说，帮助深入了解西方文化。除此之外还能激发学习兴趣，提供更加优良的学习环境，并且由此发现具体问题、提出切实可行的建议，例如依据自身学习水平选择电影，观影前做足准备工作等等，最终使英语专业的学生能更好地利用原版电影进行自主学习。

关键词：原版电影；英语专业；听力；口语；文化习得

Contents

1.Introduction-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2

2.Demonstration--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3

2.1Literature review----------------------------------------------------------------------------3

2.2 Drawbacks in the application of English films to English learning ----------------4

2.3 Methodology -------------------------------------------------------------------------------5

2.3.1 Research Subjects------------------------------------------------------------------------5

2.3.2 Research Procedure----------------------------------------------------------------------5

2.4 Research Findings and Analysis ---------------------------------------------------------6

2.4.l General situation--------------------------------------------------------------------------6

2.4.2 Impacts on listening---------------------------------------------------------------------8

2.4.3 Impacts on speaking --------------------------------------------------------------------9

2.4.4 Impacts on cultural acquisition-------------------------------------------------------11

3.Conclusion ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13

3.1 Other benefits ----------------------------------------------------------------------------13

3.2 Some suggestions-------------------------------------------------------------------------14

Bibliography-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------16

Appendix---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18

Original English Films' influence on English Majors' Language Learning

1. Introduction

In order to cater to the requirements of our society and our times, learning English has already become an inevitable trend. More and more people begin to study English for different purposes. They try a variety of learning methods such as joining in a club, reading English books, listening to English music and so on. However, those methods do not always work. Therefore, finding useful ways is of crucial importance, especially for English majors. In this Information Age, with the trend of globalization, original films as a multimedia learning resource has become well-received for English learning. Actually, this kind of approach has been widely used for some time. 21 Century is a visual culture era, providing a large number of language materials and information such as original English films for English majors. Original English films can meet the demands of students with stunning visual effects and idiomatic oral expression. In addition, the film is a mass culture carrier, concentration and sublimation of the real life, and the most intuitive and vivid expression of social cultures, lifestyles, customs and so on in a country or a nation. Besides, original films can stimulate students to actively think and express ideas relying on a rich storyline, a real scene and a fascinating theme. Furthermore, the films also create a more relaxing learning environment for English learners.

On the other hand, because of improper methods of watching original films, English majors’ attention and interest are easy to be diverted, which deserves reflection. This thesis aims to investigate English majors’ learning assisted by original films, to find out the existential problems and put forward suggestions for further improvement. Here are specific research questions: