Enlightenment of Differences between Chinese and American Modes of Thinking in English Teaching in Universities and Colleges

Abstract

Different modes of thinking reflect differences in language expressions, and differences between Chinese and American modes of thinking are important factors influence English teaching and learning in universities and colleges as well. Therefore, this paper discusses the differences between Chinese and American modes of thinking and these differences on English teaching in universities and colleges in the aspects of vocabularies, sentences and texts as well as negative transfer of differences in modes of thinking on English learning. The purpose of this paper is to propose some implications of differences between Chinese and English modes of thinking for English teaching and learning in universities and colleges. This paper is a documentary and qualitative research. It can be resulted from this paper that the basic goals of English teaching in universities and colleges are training students' modes of thinking and strengthening their senses of language, and teachers in universities and colleges should make full use of Chinese and English different modes of thinking in order to improve English teaching effect in universities and colleges as well as constantly improve students' comprehensive abilities of using English in daily communications.