The Influence of American TV Series on Spoken English from the Perspective of Constructivism

摘要

The reform and opening up policy has witnessed new developing opportunities of China. For example, the economic and political cooperation between different countries has also presented in various ways. Moreover, English, which is now in widespread use, has received close attention from different countries. However, the current education mode of English hardly satisfies people’s requirement, because it mainly focuses on grammar and vocabulary and ignores the cultivation of students’ spoken English ability. In the view of constructivism, this paper discusses the influence of American TV series on students’ spoken English learning through literature research method and descriptive research method. In conclusion, this paper discusses the pitfalls of existing spoken English mode in the process between learning and teaching and the benefits of American drama as learning materials, which will help readers better realize the practical significance of this paper.