Study on the autonomous learning of English listeningusing American TV series

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1.The rise of American dramas

American TV series， that is， American TV series， not only have a loyal audience in the our mainland， but with the deepening of globalization and the convenience of the Internet， Chinese audiences have also become die-hard fans of American TV series.Back in the 1980s， when reform and development was just beginning， CCTV introduced some American TV series， such as growing pains. With the progress of the Internet， more American dramas have been introduced to China and gained popularity among Chinese audiences. Friends， lost， prison break， etc. The plots of these episodes have become the topic of conversation among people after dinner， and at the same time， unconsciously improve the English level of English learners. Nowadays， many young people like watching American TV series， imitate their lines and often talk with their friends about "cool". Yes， because the novel plots of American TV dramas have excellent acting skills and tight plots， which have attracted a large number of audiences and gained their love. And through this excellent language environment， English learners have greatly improved their listening， vocabulary and oral English.

2. The study of American TV series on English listening improvement

When watching American TV series， you should get to know them first. But just this is very difficult for many English learners， especially beginners. Although almost all American TV series now have subtitle translation groups， what they understand and master must have a deeper impression than what others give them， and they are more comfortable to use. Therefore， in the process of learning， you should try to test your ears， not your eyes， to catch information and improve your listening. In American TV series， there must be a lot of colloquial contents of life， such as greeting and greeting words. These words are very common in life. If you hear them again， you will not feel unfamiliar. In American TV series， the pure American pronunciation can affect the learners' listening level. After understanding the clear pronunciation like stress， linking， swallowing， weak reading and blasting， the learners will recognize these sounds in the next listening. To take a simple example， in the battle scenes of the film， you often hear "get him"， which means "kill him"， but because of the pronunciation rules， it is often pronounced "get-im". The pronunciation of the letter “h” is omitted， and “t ”is linked to the following im. Again， there will be a lot of mispronunciations that we usually mispronounce. For example， householders， indict， etc. are often pronounced incorrectly because they are based on experience. If you don't believe me， try these sounds yourself. In addition， we can also make mistakes in some accent situations， such as conceive and so on. Through listening， we can correct ourselves and solve problems by combining the pronunciation rules and the accumulation of watching American TV series when encountering new listening.

3.Advice on learning English when watching American TV series

Know the content in advance. Before watching American TV series， you can learn the plot of the series through BBS ， post it on the BBS bar， or through fans. You can carefully analyze the plot and deepen your understanding of the dialogue. As to the vocabulary， long sentences in advance，you should strengthen understanding and even keep them in mind. Don't rely too much on subtitles of American TV series. As I mentioned， many subtitle translators are not professional translators， and they maybe go wrong. So，English learners should not rely too much on subtitles. If possible， they should try to avoid reading Chinese subtitles， so that they can not only enjoy the original English， but also concentrate on improving their listening. Open your mouth. Just because we have such vivid and beautiful plays as audiovisual materials， we can never continue to suffer the loss of "dumb English". Only through opening mouth practice can the spoken language in film and TV play add its own understanding and mark， correct the pronunciation in imitation and establish its own characteristics in imitation.

4.Summary

All in all， American TV series have stimulated English learners， providing excellent language environment for listening. After a long time of imitation and practice， learners will be improved in all listening of English.

Reference

[1]Yang hongyan， zhang di. Study on the correlation between watching American TV series and English learning [J]. Overseas English， 2010（11）：538-539.

[2]Lin fangting. The influence of American TV series on high school English listening ability [M]. Harbin normal university.2013.

（作者單位：大连市第8中学）