Abstract
The study consists of surveys concerning Chinese culture in English language teaching, which reveal the insufficiency of the input of native culture, the insufficiency of the non-English majors’ ability to express Chinese culture in English and the students’ attitude toward such insufficiency. Based on the results and analysis, it explores reasons leading to this phenomenon, elaborates the necessity of integrating native culture, and offers some suggestions on English teaching practice. By advocating the integration of native culture in English language teaching for non-English majors, the study is to improve the understanding of cross-cultural communication in culture teaching, thus promoting the cultivation of students’ cross-cultural communication competence.
Highlights
Language is the key media for the translating and spreading of culture
Efforts must be made to improve culture teaching, promoting the students’ communicative competence. As for this aspect, the author conducted a series of surveys concerning Chinese culture in English Language Teaching (ELT) to gain insight into integrating native culture in ELT for Non-English Majors
The teaching of culture in foreign language education is a heated topic. Both scholars and English teachers have arrived at a consensus that culture teaching in foreign language education is indispensable
Summary
Language is the key media for the translating and spreading of culture. For the trend of economic globalization and the hegemony of English, the teaching of English is gaining more and more support and even emphasis in China. To a certain extent, impedes the realization of the ultimate goal of foreign language teaching, that is, the cultivation of students’ cross-cultural communicative competence. Efforts must be made to improve culture teaching, promoting the students’ communicative competence. As for this aspect, the author conducted a series of surveys concerning Chinese culture in English Language Teaching (ELT) to gain insight into integrating native culture in ELT for Non-English Majors. The subjects in these surveys are all non-English majors.
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