角色扮演法在大学英语课堂教学中的应用

张 文

(安庆师范大学外国语学院，安徽 安庆 246133)

大学英语课堂教学过程中，角色扮演法是指在老师设定的单元教学任务后，在特定的语境下，让学生扮演某个角色，通过模仿行为，体验角色的心理活动和情感变化，使学生对不同人物有新的感悟，对问题有更深入的理解。本文拟以《新编大学英语》第一册第1单元“The Gift of Life”为例，具体分析角色扮演法的应用。

一、The Gift of Life故事背景和情节

课文第一部第1-3段Introduction，介绍越南战争的背景。

第二部分第4-15段 Development，故事情节发展。

其中第4段是Climax，高潮部分：受伤严重的小女孩必须输血，否则有生命危险。然而当时没有匹配血型，语言交流又出现障碍，经过越南护士沟通后小男孩Heng“兴”答应给女孩输血。

第三部分第16-19段 Significance，故事的启示和意义。

二、The Gift of Life中的角色

AD—American Navy Doctor 美国海军军医

AN—American Navy Nurse美国海军护士

H—Heng(the little boy)男孩名兴

VN—Vietnamese Nurse越南护士

三、学生角色扮演时的对话文本

AD：The little girl was severely wounded.

AN：What shall we do? We do not have plasma；

AD：Unluckily we do not have the matched blood type.

AN：Maybe some of the unwounded children have.

AD：Who is willing to donate blood to save the little girl? Oh，my dear children!

H：I… I’d like to give blood (with hesitation).

AN：Thank you very much! Would you please tell us your name?

H：I’m Heng.

H：(crying.)

AN：What’s wrong with you，my dear child?

H：Hmm…I…I…

VN：Why are you crying? What’s the matter with you ?

H：I’m too depressed that I’ll have to go to another world.I feel a bit frightened.I don’t want to die.

VN：Why do you think you are going to die?

H：The doctor said if she could not get the blood needed，the girl would die immediately.

VN：Oh，no! you might have misunderstood him.The girl only need some of your blood.You just donate some blood，which will do no harm to your body.

H：Really? Are you certain?

VN：Certainly.Would you please sleep for several hours now.I can promise that you’ll be as healthy as before after waking up.

VN：(to the puzzled Navy nurse)Heng thought he was to die soon.It’s his misundersting.He thought if he gave all his blood to the girl，she could be saved.

AN：But for what reason is he willing to do that?

VN：Heng，the Navy nurse wants to know why you determine to give all your blood to help her?

H： She’s my friend.

四、问题讨论

1.How many people were killed and wounded in the bomb ?

One or two missionary died and several orphans were wounded.

2.How about the little girl ?

She might die from loss of blood at once.

3.What did the American doctor and nurse lack at that moment?

They did not have the matched blood type.And they have difficulty in communication.

4.Why did Heng lie on bed numb and then cry?

Because the nurse asked him to donate his blood and he thought he was to die.

5.For what reason did the boy feel“greatly relieved”?

The nurse cleared up his misunderstanding and he knew he would not die.

6.Why did Heng make up his mind to give his blood for saving the girl?

Because Heng regarded her as his friend.

7.What is the significance of the story?

It ilustrates us what is sincere friendship—one determines to save a friend’s life at the risk of his own life.

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