The Necessity and Strategy Analysis of Cultural Introduction in Teaching Chinese Reading as a Foreign Language

Abstract

Since the reform and opening-up policy, China has undergone an unprecedented transformation, not only economically, but also in education and teaching, particularly in the field of teaching Chinese as a foreign language.Due to the increasing influence of our country in the international community, it has attracted a lot of curiosity from foreigners towards China, so they have started learning Chinese one after another. Of course, learning Chinese is not just about learning a language, the most important thing is to learn more about Chinese culture through learning Chinese, so that they can communicate smoothly with Chinese people. Chinese reading textbooks for foreign students contain a large amount of cultural information about historical figures, customs, geographical knowledge, and other aspects, so reading teaching has become an important channel for foreign students to learn and understand Chinese culture. This article takes cultural introduction as the starting point, analyzes the necessity and strategies of cultural introduction in Chinese reading classes as a foreign language, and provides some useful references for the current situation of teaching Chinese as a foreign language.