英国社会与文化_2000字论文.doc

British Broadcasting Corporation and Its Reflection of British Society and Culture 外国语学院2012级8班 高婷 学号：20120534054 Abstract: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcasting corporation. Its service fields including television, radio, news, internet and music, etc. We all know that it has a tremendous influence in Britain, even in the whole world. For Chinese English learner, BBC is an important channel to get to the native English, but what we can learn from it are far more than that. Therefore in this paper I will give a brief introduction of British Broadcasting Corporation and the British society and culture that reflect from it. Besides that, I will compare the condition of Chinese media and BBC, and give my own conclusion. Key Words: BBC Society Culture 1. The condition of British Broadcasting Corporation Almost everyone had ever heard the name of British Broadcasting Corporation in the world. To most Chinese students, BBC may be just a symbol of English media. Do you know the basic information of this large-scale cooperation? The main responsibility of BBC is to provide impartial public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man. It is the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with about 23,000 staff. The BBC is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London and has major production centers in big cities like Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff and Glasgow, etc. Broadcasting House in Portland Place, London, is the official headquarters of the BBC. The BBC is sometimes referred to by other British media as Auntie or the Beeb. 1.1 The history of BBC The privately owned BBC was the worlds first national broadcasting organization. It was founded on 1922 by the British General Post Office (GPO). From then on, the BBC monopoly on radio services would persist into the 1970s, and it was praised for the quality and range of its output. Starting in