ABSTRACT

Politeness Principle means people should be polite in communication to let both be satisfactory and comfortable. This paper aims to find out some enlightenments of Politeness Principle on high school English teaching. 

Through literature study and case analysis, the current study first finds some embodiments of Politeness Principle in people’s daily life and then finds out the possible enlightenments of Politeness Principle on Chinese high school English teaching, including enlightenments in teaching new lessons, correcting homework and exams as well as in communicating with students after class. It is concluded that high school English teachers should pay attention to “politeness” in the whole process of teaching English, which is conducive to making the class more satisfactory and more effective.

Key words: Politeness Principle; High School English Teaching; Elightenment

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

摘要

Chapter One  INTRODUCTION-1

Chapter Two  LITERATURE REVIEW-2

2.1 Brief Comments on Politeness Principle-2

2.2 Existing Studies on Politeness Principle in English Teaching-3

2.3 Limitations in Existing Studies-4

Chapter Three  THEORETICAL FOUNDATION-5

3.1 Leech’s “Politeness Principle”-5

3.2 Gu Yueguo’s “Politeness Principle”-6

3.3 Comparison of the Two Principles-7

Chapter Four  ENLIGHTENMENT OF POLITENESS PRINCIPLE ON HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHING-9

4.1 In the Aspect of Teaching New Lessons-9

4.2 In the Aspect of Correcting Homework and Exams-12

4.3 In the Aspect of Communicating with Students after Class-14

Chapter Five  CONCLUSION-16

REFERENCES-17