中國雖然不是一個(gè)以英語為母語的國家，但是英語在中國教育系統(tǒng)中的分量卻不小。

然而，不可否認(rèn)的是，如今我們很多人依舊停留在啞巴英語的水平，聽說能力嚴(yán)重不足；小到在街上為游客指路，大到去跨國企業(yè)進(jìn)行口語面試，都常常感到吃力。

很多老外也很納悶，中國學(xué)生在很多考試?yán)锏某煽兌紝儆谑澜缜傲?，為什么英語的交流能力卻往往上不去？

問答網(wǎng)站Quora上還專門有這樣一個(gè)問題：

（為什么很多中國人明明學(xué)了很多年英語，口語能力卻很差？）

 

關(guān)于這一點(diǎn)，曾經(jīng)在Google實(shí)習(xí)的李同學(xué)給出了回答：

 

英語君覺得他分析得非常到位：

This is an interesting question. I will answer from my experience. Hope this helps.
這是一個(gè)很有趣的問題。我來用自己的親身經(jīng)歷回答吧。希望能幫到大家。

I grew up in China and have received English education since I was 6 years old. Not only was I taught English in school for 12 years but also I was taking English classes even on weekends since I was 8 years old. I consider myself as a very good English speaker.
我是在中國長大的，從6歲開始就接受英語教育。我不光在學(xué)校學(xué)了12年英語，而且從8歲開始還要在周末上英語課。我覺得我的英語還是講得不錯(cuò)的。

The problem with English education in China is that almost everything taught in school is so exam-oriented.
中國英語教育的問題就是：學(xué)校里教的一切幾乎都是應(yīng)試的。

The textbook is very out-dated. Teachers are more focused on what will be tested in the exam instead of what will actually be used in real life.
教材非常過時(shí)。老師們更關(guān)心考試會(huì)考什么，而不是真實(shí)生活中會(huì)用什么。

Speaking is definitely not included as part of the curriculum. The speaking test is optional in Gaokao at least in my province, which is pretty much a joke (You literally read a random English passage while being judged by someone who probably speaks worse English than you).
口語能力顯然并不是教學(xué)大綱的一部分。高考里的口語考試也不是必須項(xiàng)，至少在我的省份不是。而且這個(gè)考試就跟鬧著玩一樣（你完全就是隨便讀一個(gè)英文段落，而考官的英語口語可能還不如你）。

I have had native English teachers in primary school and high school but they only give 1 lesson per week and the content turned out to be mostly playing with the students, watching movies.
我的小學(xué)和高中時(shí)期都有外教上課，但是他們每周只上一節(jié)課，而且教學(xué)內(nèi)容基本就是和學(xué)生一起玩，比如看電影。

My foreign English teacher in high school turned out to be a very professional educator who actually had a degree in English literature in the US. I am extremely thankful that I have met my teacher and we also became friends.
我高中時(shí)期的外教倒是挺專業(yè)，他在美國是拿了英語文學(xué)學(xué)位的。我非常慶幸能碰到這樣一個(gè)老師并和他成為了朋友。

I happened to start getting interested in American TV shows starting from Friends etc.
那時(shí)候我也恰好喜歡上了看美劇，一開始看的是《老友記》這些。

I literally repeated every sentence after the actors finished their lines. So yes, I have watched Friends for twice just for learning English.
當(dāng)時(shí)劇里的角色每說完一句話我都要跟著重復(fù)一遍。所以，沒錯(cuò)，我為了學(xué)英語把《老友記》刷了兩遍。

Being friends with a native speaker, the practice I got from TV shows turned out to be long-term beneficial. I am frequently mistaken as someone from the US when I travel abroad.
后來我慢慢意識(shí)到：和以英語為母語的人交朋友，以及跟著美劇練習(xí)英語都是有長遠(yuǎn)的好處的。我現(xiàn)在出國旅游的時(shí)候經(jīng)常被誤認(rèn)成美國人。

To conclude, the school system was extremely ineffective in terms of actual communication.
總結(jié)來說，國內(nèi)的學(xué)校體系在培養(yǎng)實(shí)際交流能力這方面是極其低效的。

Most students end up being good at writing and reading but not listening and speaking, which is more essential to communications.
很多學(xué)生的讀寫能力都不錯(cuò)，但聽說能力卻很差，而后兩者對(duì)于交流來說才更重要。

Also to note that, lack of English speaking environment also played a factor.
還有一點(diǎn)要指出的就是，缺乏講英語的環(huán)境也是個(gè)問題。

However, I do appreciate the fact that I was taught with strong grammatical fundamentals that some native English speakers are weak at, which helped so much in my later English studies.
不過，我還是很慶幸這個(gè)系統(tǒng)讓我打下了扎實(shí)的語法基礎(chǔ)（很多英語母語者的語法并不算好），這樣的語法基礎(chǔ)為我日后的英語學(xué)習(xí)幫了不少忙。

 

 

所以總結(jié)來講，問題的癥結(jié)可以歸結(jié)為3點(diǎn)：

1. 缺乏使用英語口語的情境。

2. 沒有合適的練習(xí)對(duì)象，自己像沒頭蒼蠅一樣。

3. 學(xué)習(xí)材料零碎，難以進(jìn)行系統(tǒng)提升。

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口語能力的提升，歸根結(jié)底還是得靠說；而口語和聽力是相輔相成的，這兩個(gè)能力總是在同步提高、互相促進(jìn)。

所以，練習(xí)口語實(shí)際上也是在練習(xí)聽力。

快給自己一個(gè)改變的機(jī)會(huì)吧。