Stephen E.LUCAS
Stephen E.LUCAS University of Wisconsin

• 1:威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校

摘要(Abstract)：

本文探讨了中国高等院校英语演讲课的成长过程中的一些重要议题与最新发展。英语演讲课的开设最初是基于多项全国性英语演讲赛事的需求,现在已经因其自身在当今全球化世界中的价值而成为正向开设的课程。英语演讲以英语为工作语言,不仅能够在口语交际方面,也能在写作、听力、批判性思维、跨文化交际能力以及整体英语水平等方面提高演讲人的核心技能和能力。演讲根植于西方修辞学,但已被中国教师和学生创造性地加以改造并本地化。
This essay explores key issues and developments in the growth of English public speaking as a course in Chinese higher education.Growing initially out of interest generated by national speech competitions,English public speaking has become a sought-after subject because of its value in today's globalized world.Focusing on English as a working language,it strengthens core skills and competencies not just in oral communication,but also in writing,listening, critical thinking,intercultural communicative competence,and overall English proficiency. Grounded in the Western discipline of rhetoric,it is being localized in China through creative adaptation by teachers and students alike.

关键词(KeyWords)： 英语演讲;修辞;英语学习;中国大学生;本地化
English public speaking;rhetoric;English-language learning;Chinese college students;localization

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作者(Author): Stephen E.LUCAS
Stephen E.LUCAS University of Wisconsin

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