The-influence-of-American-TV-series-on-Chinese-ado

龙源期刊网作者：高雅来源：《校园英语·中旬》2015年第01期【Abstract】AmericanTVseriesarebecomingmoreandmorepopular，ithasseriouslyinfluencedonvalueandlifestyleofChineseadolescentsduetotheculturedifferencebetweeneasternandwesterncountriesandvaluesit’sspreading.TheessayshowshowAmericanTVseriesmadeinfluenceonChineseadolescentsbyanalyzingpopularitysituationandtargetgroupofAmericanTVseries.【Keywords】AmericanTVseries；Chineseadolescents；targetgroupandinfluence【摘要】在美剧不断火热的同时，由于中西文化差异较大、美剧自身的特点和其传播的价值观念等方面的原因，其对中国的青少年在价值观和生活方式等方面产生了重大的影响。本文将试图通过对美剧流行的现状和受众分析出发，将对关于美剧对青少年价值观和生活方式影响方面的文献做一简单整理归纳。【关键词】美剧中国青少年目标群体和影响力ThecurrentsituationofAmericanTVseriesNowadays，witheconomygettingmoreandmoreglobalized，thereinforcementofinternationalintercommunicationhasbecomemoreandmoredistinct.AmericanproductscanbefoundanywhereinChina，oneofwhichisAmericanTVseries，whichhavemadebiginfluenceviaitswidespread.AsoneofTVproducts，AmericanTVseriesownroyaltargetgroupof80’sand90’sbymultiplethemes，flexiblebroadcastingmethodandnarrativestructure.Inasurveyofmorethan1000netizensinitiatedbyTheGardenofEdenBBSrevealedthat75%netizensarebetweenage14to35，71%to85%netizensgoteducationdegreesfromhighschooltocollege.Thus，themaintargetgroupofAmericanTVseriesisChineseyouth，whichincludeseducatedhighschoolstudents，collegestudentsandyoungcompanystaffwithopenmindandEnglishbasis，andtheyarerepresentativesoftrendofculture.SincePrisonBreakwhichwasfamousofitssuspensefulcontentandbreathtakingdetailsbeenputonTVscreenattheendof2006，downloadofAmericanTVserieshaseruptedunprecedentedupsurgeamongChinesenetizens.ThepopularityofPrisonBreakrepresentsthatAmericanTVseriesinChinahassteppedintoanewera.HowAmericanTVseriesinfluenceChineseadolescents？龙源期刊网，forexample：Houseofcardsfitstheseniorandmaturedmen；Gossipgirlissuitableforgirlswhopursuefashionandpopularlifestyle；Thebigbangtheoryisamixtureofacademicknowledgeandhumor.AmericanTVseriesarebroadcastedbyseasonsandseparatedfromfilming，whichprovidedaudiencemoretimetofeedbackandcomment，increasingmoreexpectationonfutureepisodeswithhighqualificationascore.AsglobalpopularityTVproducts，AmericanTVseriesarehighlywelcomedbyChineseadolescentsfortheirfastacceptanceofnewthingsandsensitivenessofpopularelements.So，howitwillinfluenceonChineseadolescentsasanemergingcultureandentertainment？1.Enrichknowledge，extendhorizonofthinkingandupdatevalues.OnethingundeniableisonecanimproveEnglishandpracticelisteningwhenwatchingAmericanTVseries.UsingEnglishasfirstlanguage，onemayfeellivinginforeigncountry，learningAmericanaccentaswellasslang.Likewhat’sinChineseTVshow，someAmericanTVseriesusereallifeasbackground，inwhichaudiencecanknowmoreaboutAmericanculturetoenrichknowledgeandacceptnewvalueandtheorysuchasdemocracyorlibertythatwon’tbelearntfromtraditionalChineseschoolssometimes.ChineseexchangestudentscanfullyimmersedinAmericancultureandgetusedtowesternlife.Underglobalizationbackground，cultureexchangeisanecessityforboostingcommunicationbetweennations，inwhichAmericanTVseriesmakegreateffort.2.Promoteconceptofequality，freedomanddemocracy.Equality，democracyandfreedomwhichalwaysbeexpressedinAmericanTVseriesaremainthemesandplayanimportantroleoncorevalue.TheconceptthatAmericanspursuepersonalitycanalsobefoundinculturalproducts，whichlargelyimpactonChineseadolescentswhoreceivetraditionaleducation.EqualityhasdeeplyrootedinAmericanfamilies，whetherinschoolsordailyliveseveryoneisequallytreated，peoplefocusmoreonabilityratherthanfamilybackground.Forparents，theytalkwithorseechildrenlikeadults，fullyrespecttheirpersonalitiesandletthemmadedecisionsbythemselves.Sohonesty，frankness，self-helpandself-fulfillmentarewellformedtoshapeyouthwithspiritofinnovation.3.Advocatesocialresponsibilityandmoraleducation.ManyAmericanTVseriesgetinvolvementofresponsibility，family，andjustice，whichhaveinvisibleeducationalefforttoChineseadolescents.Socialresponsibilitieshavebeenstressed.Forexample，Desperatewivesshowedharmonybetweenneighbors；Thedayaftertomorrowfocusedontheimpactofenvironmentalprotection，AMightyHeartpaidattentionon911andcounter-terrorism.Adolescentscanbeawareofrelationshipbetweenself，societyandnature.Likeeverythingintheworld，AmericanTVseriesisadouble-edgedsword，thedefectsarenotabletobedeniedasmeritsareveryobvious.Individualismandheroismareover-advocatedwhenpreachingdemocracyandfreedom.PersonalityisworthencouragingratherthanevolvingintoindividualismandegoismwhichisubiquitousinHollywoodmoviesaswellasAmericanTVseriesincontrasttoChineseideologicalandpoliticaleducationofcollectivism.Inaddition，AmericanTV龙源期刊网，thenatureofwhichisonbasisofeconomicinterest.Accordingtomarketdemand，ahostofTVserieswithhighratingwasproducedseemtobeanappearanceofmaterialism，whichresultinginnegativeimpactonChineseadolescents.Furthermore，violencecombinedwithsexanddrugde