爲什麼中國人的英語口語很難提高？問題在哪大綱

中國雖然不是一個以英語爲母語的國家，但是英語在中國教育系統中的分量卻不小。

然而，不可否認的是，如今我們很多人依舊停留在啞巴英語的水平，聽說能力嚴重不足；小到在街上爲遊客指路，大到去跨國企業進行口語面試，都常常感到吃力。

很多老外也很納悶，中國學生在很多考試裏的成績都屬於世界前列，爲什麼英語的交流能力卻往往上不去？

問答網站Quora上還專門有這樣一個問題：

（爲什麼很多中國人明明學了很多年英語，口語能力卻很差？）

關於這一點，曾經在Google實習的李同學給出了回答：

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.

這是一個很有趣的問題。我來用自己的親身經歷回答吧。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。我不光在學校學了12年英語，而且從8歲開始還要在週末上英語課。我覺得我的英語還是講得不錯的。

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：學校裏教的一切幾乎都是應試的。

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。老師們更關心考試會考什麼，而不是真實生活中會用什麼。

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).

口語能力顯然並不是教學大綱的一部分。高考裏的口語考試也不是必須項，至少在我的省份不是。而且這個考試就跟鬧着玩一樣（你完全就是隨便讀一個英文段落，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.

我的小學和高中時期都有外教上課，但是他們每週只上一節課，而且教學內容基本就是和學生一起玩，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.

我高中時期的外教倒是挺專業，他在美國是拿了英語文學學位的。我非常慶幸能碰到這樣一個老師並和他成爲了朋友。

I happened to start getting interested in American TV shows starting from Friends etc.

那時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.

當時劇裏的角色每說完一句話我都要跟着重複一遍。所以，沒錯，我爲了學英語把《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.

後來我慢慢意識到：和以英語爲母語的人交朋友，以及跟着美劇練習英語都是有長遠的好處的。我現在出國旅遊的時候經常被誤認成美國人。

To conclude, the school system was extremely ineffective in terms of actual communication.

總結來說，國內的學校體系在培養實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.

很多學生的讀寫能力都不錯，但聽說能力卻很差，而後兩者對於交流來說才更重要。

Also to note that, lack of English speaking environment also played a factor.

還有一點要指出的就是，缺乏講英語的環境也是個問題。

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，我還是很慶幸這個系統讓我打下了紮實的語法基礎（很多英語母語者的語法並不算好），這樣的語法基礎爲我日後的英語學習幫了不少忙。

所以總結來講，問題的癥結可以歸結爲3點：

1. 缺乏使用英語口語的情境。

2. 沒有合適的練習對象，自己像沒頭蒼蠅一樣。

3. 學習材料零碎，難以進行系統提升。

如果這正是你面臨的問題，那麼你可以嘗試網校推出的口語提升項目：

點擊鏈接可以免費體驗：Hitalk流利英語

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

所以，練習口語實際上也是在練習聽力。

快給自己一個改變的機會吧。