Abstract: Listening to English radio plays an important role in English learning and is an effective way for students to learn English. English broadcasting is conducive to the cultivation of English listening and speaking ability; English broadcasting is conducive to the cultivation of English reading ability. As long as the technical conditions permit, listening to online English broadcasting is the best choice, so make good use of it.

Keywords: English broadcasting; English study

Abstract: Listening to English radio is an effective English learning method and plays an important role in English learning. English broadcasting helps us to improve our English listening, speaking and reading abilities. If Internet technology is available, listening to English radio online is the best choice. We should make full use of it.

Keywords: English broadcasting; English study

In the traditional news media, broadcasting has become the main media in people's lives with its unique advantages. However, with the advent of the information age, television, newspapers, internet and other media have developed rapidly, and broadcasting is gradually disappearing from people's lives. However, broadcasting is still one of the main channels for people to understand information because of its low equipment requirements, fast communication speed, wide communication range and colloquial language. Similarly, it is also one of the important ways for students to improve their English application ability.

Listening to English radio has many advantages, such as: the particularity of English radio determines the colloquialism of its language, accurate and authentic pronunciation, which provides a good example for students to learn; The content of English broadcasting is very diverse, vivid and fashionable, with the characteristics of rapid dissemination of information, which can avoid English learning falling into a boring situation; English broadcasting is selective and open, covering political, economic, military, cultural, sports, entertainment and many other information. Students can choose to listen to different programs according to their own needs or interests, such as English Gate, daily news, special lectures, etc. These are popular English radio programs. Listening to English radio doesn't cost much. You only need a radio to learn English easily, which is economical and convenient. It can be seen that listening to English radio plays an important role in English learning and is an effective way for students to learn English.

1 the role of English broadcasting in English learning

1. 1 English broadcasting is beneficial to the cultivation of English listening and speaking ability.

According to the latest CET-4 syllabus, the proportion of English listening has increased to 35%. Listening requires students to understand the main contents of VOA and BBC international news. The selected materials are general news reports from VOA or BBC, short comments or speeches that students are familiar with. This kind of problem often makes students confused and at a loss. Therefore, students should cultivate their English listening ability in a planned and step-by-step way through English broadcasting. Listening to English radio is different from listening training in the classroom. It has no timely materials for students to refer to, so it can avoid the interference of written information, and students have to listen to the information wholeheartedly to improve their listening ability. First of all, students can master the structural characteristics of English news by listening to English radio. Generally speaking, English news broadcasts often adopt an inverted pyramid structure. The most prominent feature of this structure is that the narrative is arranged according to the importance of facts, that is, the most important and attractive information is placed in the first sentence of the opening, which is called the "news lead" of the news, and the secondary information is placed after it. Therefore, when listening to English news, students must master the information provided at the beginning of each news. Secondly, listening to English radio can cultivate students' ability to closely link the existing background knowledge with the materials they listen to, so as to better understand English news programs. Please look at the following three news items:

Officials said yesterday that Sri Lanka will usher in a whole year without major ethnic bloodshed, and government forces and Tamil rebels have reached the longest ceasefire agreement in the separatist war that lasted for ten years. The ceasefire was first announced by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Christmas Eve last year, and was echoed by the new Prime Minister Ranier Wicklemasin. Sanath Karenaratne, a military spokesman, said he was in good condition.

(2)[ India] At least four people were injured in an explosion near the Muslim holy place in Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, India. Indian police say militants threw a bomb near the Hashrabo Temple. Earlier, a car explosion occurred in Srinagar on Thursday, killing 12 people. The explosion was attributed to militants of the pro-Pakistan Mujahideen organization. After the failure of peace talks with India, militants warned that there would be new attacks.

Also in India, Indian commandos are heading for a basement of the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar to remove radical Sikh separatists who have taken refuge in India. It is believed that more Sikh activists are hiding in the inner hall of the Golden Temple, the most sacred temple of Sikh religion. Since May 9th, the Indian army has surrounded the temple buildings in Punjab province. Sikh extremists are launching an armed movement for an independent Sikh homeland.

The above three news stories involve cultural background knowledge such as ethnic disputes, terrorist attacks and religious conflicts. When listening to English radio, we should pay attention to the existing cultural background knowledge. On the one hand, it helps students to predict the news content, on the other hand, it can reduce the memory burden and enhance the memory ability. In this way, students can interpret news accurately and quickly. Oral English is the most important and difficult skill in English learning. It includes two processes-listening and speaking. Listening is the process of understanding speech, which belongs to mastering language; Spoken language is a process of expressing ideas orally in language, which belongs to the reuse and flexible mastery of language. In the current teaching methods, there are two ways to cultivate oral English. One is to develop oral English through language practice and recitation in English teaching. The second is to develop oral English through oral practice inside and outside the classroom. The former is a widely used method in oral English teaching, which emphasizes systematic language learning. In particular, the practice of grammatical sentence patterns requires students to speak accurately according to grammatical rules, usually based on texts or conversation textbooks. This teaching method can help students learn to speak correct English, but it is not necessarily authentic and fluent English. Through several years of oral English teaching, the author finds that classroom oral English training has great limitations. It mainly requires students to memorize some oral expressions by rote, and even if "simulated scenes" are used for teaching, the established results can not be achieved. However, it is different to improve oral English ability through oral practice. This method, also known as "communicative approach", emphasizes the authenticity of learning materials. Unfortunately, it is difficult for students to find a real English language environment in China at present, and English broadcasting can make up for this shortcoming. Why listening to English radio can improve students' oral ability? There are two reasons. First of all, listening to English radio can cultivate students' pure pronunciation. Having pure pronunciation is the basis of improving oral English ability. English broadcasting, especially English news broadcasting, is the best imitation object that students can use. At the same time, students can choose to imitate American English pronunciation or British pronunciation according to their own preferences. Secondly, you can learn a lot of oral expressions by listening to English radio. English broadcast is different from written materials, it is for people to listen to, which requires English broadcast draft to be popular and colloquial. At present, the textbooks used in college English teaching in colleges and universities are mostly written, and the texts mostly involve English long sentences and clauses. This is different from oral expression in real life. Using English broadcasting can solve this problem. Some programs in English radio are real dialogue recordings, and students can understand the real oral expression by listening to such programs.

For example, the following conversation:

Gene: Is Kit here?

Tim: No, Zhu?

Gene: Scott!

Beginners may not understand what this conversation is about at all. But after repeated listening and analysis, we can know that this conversation is actually like this:

Gene: Have you eaten?

Tim: No, what about you?

Gene: Let's go to dinner!

This can be seen from the common linking skills in spoken English. Besides, listening to English radio can also help you understand some idioms or slang commonly used in spoken English.

1.2 English broadcasting is conducive to the cultivation of English reading ability.

Reading is a complex cognitive process, that is, the process of interpreting language information. There are two kinds of reading: intensive reading and extensive reading. The so-called intensive reading requires students to make an all-round analysis of the materials. From word phrases to grammatical structure, text structure, writing methods, etc. We can make a general analysis of the article so as to achieve an accurate understanding. Extensive reading only requires students to obtain useful information directly from the materials and extract the main contents of the materials. The current college English teaching basically belongs to the former. However, for most non-English majors, the main purpose of English learning is to use English as a communication tool to understand the colorful world. At this time, English broadcasting played an important role. It not only trains students' listening and speaking ability, but also spreads all kinds of information. Students can learn about the cultural customs, celebrity anecdotes and customs of other countries in the world, especially English-speaking countries. Different types of English radio programs introduce cultural background knowledge such as history, geography, literature, art and religion. Help students understand the reading materials. Moreover, the content of English broadcasting is novel and interesting, which can arouse students' interest in learning English. Generally speaking, new words will appear in English broadcasts first. For example, it is made by Godutcha AA, and the black box operation is behind the scenes, and it will be an upset when a dark horse pounces on it, with a mistress and eight honors &; Eight Shames: Love does not harm the motherland. Serve the people and don't hurt them. Adhere to science; Don't be ignorant and ignorant Work hard; Don't be lazy and lazy. Solidarity and mutual assistance; Don't harm others and benefit yourself. Be honest and trustworthy, and don't make profits at the expense of your values. Be law-abiding, not chaotic. Know how to struggle hard; Don't indulge in luxury and happiness. Insist on being proud of loving the motherland, endangering the motherland, serving the people, deviating from the people, advocating science, being ignorant, working hard, enjoying leisure, hating work, uniting and helping each other, harming others and benefiting themselves, being honest and trustworthy, forgetting benefits and righteousness, and abiding by the law. These expressions cannot be included in college English textbooks in time. You can learn and use it immediately through English broadcasting.

In addition, the improvement of reading ability focuses on mastering English grammar. Listening to English radio can help students understand some special grammatical phenomena-tense mixing. Some special sentences often appear in English news broadcasts, and the main clauses and clauses of these sentences are not consistent in tense and aspect. For example:

The researchers also found that in the first few months of a baby's life, breathing milk has an effect on happiness. This abnormal grammatical phenomenon is mainly used in English news to reflect the immediacy and objectivity of the reported content. There are several tenses in English broadcasting.

1) Replace the past tense with the present tense.

Military officials said they expected two Britons and two Canadians to be charged with espionage and terrorism. The suspect was arrested in Montenegro last Thursday. Officials say these people are now being held in a military prison in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro.

2) The present continuous tense replaces the simple past tense or the present perfect tense.

Thousands of civilians fled this week's new attacks near the border with Sierra Leone in the south of the country. Government officials say rebel fighters and rebels from Sierra Leone led the attack. According to reports, rescuers said that the fighting was to drive the refugee camp out of Sierra Leone.

3) Complete the simple past tense of body replacement.

Mrs Thatcher has been meeting with senior ministers to discuss the latest development of the coal dispute.

2 Play the available value of online English broadcasting in English learning

The rapid development of network technology makes online English broadcasting stand out. Many important international radio stations broadcast online. At present, there are some good and world-famous English real-time online radio stations to choose from, such as: Voice of America (VOA); American Broadcasting Corporation; CNN (Cable News Network); Canadian Broadcasting Association; Radio China International; Shanghai Broadcasting Network (SBN); BBC; Beijing People's Broadcasting Station, Radio Television Hong Kong; China Commercial Broadcasting Station (CWCB); Hong Kong Commercial Radio (HKCR); Huisheng Broadcasting-Voice of Overseas Chinese. Compared with traditional broadcasts, these online broadcasts have the following advantages. First, high definition. Traditional wireless broadcasting is often unstable due to the influence of time, season, region and sunspot movement. Online broadcasting transmits signals through digital optical cable, which is stable. Students can clearly listen to English radio stations all over the world. Second, there is no time limit. Traditional English radio programs are generally broadcast in different time periods, while online broadcasting is broadcast circularly, so students can listen to it repeatedly. At the same time, most webcasts are accompanied by relevant written materials for students' reference and research. Therefore, the author believes that as long as technical conditions permit, listening to online English broadcasting is the best choice, and we should make good use of it.

In a word, listening to English radio is the most economical, quickest and most effective way to create an English language environment. It can stimulate students' interest in learning English, enhance their ability to use English and cultivate their autonomous learning ability. Using FM radio to broadcast college English-related textbooks at different times every day in our school, the advantages of radio are closely combined with daily teaching to achieve better teaching results. Of course, listening to English radio must be persistent and persistent, in order to reach the peak of learning in climbing english!

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