随着不同母语人士交流变得越发频繁,英语作为一种通用语被广泛运用于全球化语境下的跨文化交际之中。然而,中国的英语教学始终以本族语及其使用规范为主导,使课堂所教的语言与实际交际所需之间存在明显的不匹配,亟需通过改革来提高课堂参与者的英语通用语意识。本研究通过文献分析、课堂观察和教师访谈对中国高校英语课堂教学中的英语通用语意识展开调查,发现课堂参与者普遍缺乏英语通用语意识,分析了阻碍英语通用语意识形成的主要因素,提出了以英语作为通用语为导向的课堂教学的可行性建议。

With the frequent communications among speakers of different L1 backgrounds, English as a lingua franca has been more frequently used in intercultural settings in the context of globalization. However, language education in China is still predominated by native speakers’ norms. There is a mismatch between the kinds of English that are taught in classrooms, and the kinds of English that are needed for communication, thus it is urgent to improve the awareness of English as a lingua franca among classroom participants. This study investigates into ELF awareness through document analysis, classroom observation and teacher interview in China’s English classroom teaching in the higher education context. It finds that the general lack of ELF awareness among classroom participants, analyzes the factors that hinder stakeholders’ awareness of ELF, and provides feasible suggestions for the ELF-oriented classroom teaching.