英语口语教学中的跨文化交际障碍及解决对策——以外研版高中英语必修二Unit 1“Food for Thought A: Child of Two Cuisines”为例

Cross-Cultural Communication Barriers and Solutions in English Speaking Instruction—A Case Study of Unit 1 “Food for Thought: A Child of Two Cuisines” from the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press High School English Textbook, Volume 2

摘要: 跨文化交际能力是高中英语课程落实学科核心素养的重要内容，也是英语口语教学由语言知识训练转向真实情境交流的关键目标。外研版高中英语必修二Unit 1 Food for thought中的A Child of Two Cuisines 以中英混合家庭的饮食经历为叙事线索，集中呈现了不同饮食文化在家庭生活中的碰撞、协商与融合，为高中英语口语课堂开展跨文化交际训练提供了较具代表性的语篇资源。本文以该语篇为例，结合交际能力和跨文化交际能力相关理论，分析学生在口语学习中可能出现的语言资源不足、文化理解片面、语用得体意识薄弱、心理参与不足和课堂任务失真等障碍。在此基础上，文章提出基于语篇创设文化情境、搭建分层语言支架、设计比较性问题链、开展角色扮演与项目化口语任务、完善过程性评价等教学路径。研究认为，高中英语口语教学应将语言表达训练、文化意义理解和交际策略培养有机结合，引导学生在理解差异、解释差异和尊重差异的过程中提升跨文化口语交际能力。

Abstract: Intercultural communicative competence is an essential component of the core competencies in senior high school English education. It also marks a shift in oral English teaching from language-form practice to communication in meaningful contexts. Taking A Child of Two Cuisines from Unit 1 Food for thought in the FLTRP senior high school English textbook as an example, this paper examines how food-related discourse can be used to develop students’ intercultural awareness and oral communicative competence. Based on theories of communicative competence and intercultural communicative competence, the paper identifies several obstacles in oral English teaching, including insufficient linguistic resources, superficial cultural understanding, weak pragmatic awareness, low learner participation, and a lack of authentic communicative tasks. It further proposes pedagogical strategies such as creating culture-based contexts, providing layered language scaffolding, designing comparative question chains, organizing role plays and project-based oral tasks, and improving process-oriented assessment. The study suggests that oral English teaching should integrate language expression, cultural interpretation, and communicative strategies so as to help students communicate appropriately and respectfully across cultures.