The Understanding of Context Value in Relevance Theory
and Listening Comprehension of TEM-4
Abstract: This paper first gives a brief account of previous studies on the topic. Then it gives a general knowledge of relevance theory and extracts cognitive context from the perspective of relevance theory and elaborates it in terms of definition, characteristics and mode. It then discusses the relationship between cognitive context and listening comprehension and applies three aspects of function related to cognitive context to analyze the part of listening comprehension of TEM-4, namely linguistic information, psychological factor and encyclopedic information. It finally gives feasible suggestions for teaching of listening comprehension of English major.
Key words: relevance theory; cognitive context; listening comprehension of TEM-4
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1. Introduction 1
2. Relevance theory and cognitive context 3
2.1 The definition of relevance theory and cognitive context 3
2.2 The characteristics and the modes of cognitive context 3
2.2.1 The characteristics of dynamic nature, selective nature, instantaneous nature 3
2.2.2 The modes of contextual assumptions, contextual linking, contextual deduction 4
3. The functions of cognitive context in listening comprehension 5
3.1 The essence and importance of listening comprehension 5
3.2 Factors influencing listening comprehension 6
3.3 Analysis of previous examinations of TEM-4 7
3.3.1 Linguistic information 7
3.3.2 Psychological factor 8
3.3.3 Encyclopedic information 10
4. Suggestions for teaching of listening comprehension of TEM-4 11
5. Conclusion 12
Works cited 13
