Implications of Cultural Differences between China and the West on English Teaching

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1、中西文化差异对英语学习的启示ImplicationsofCulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWestonEnglishTeachingAbstracts:Languageisoneunderlyingpartofculturewhichreflectsthecharacteristicsofacertainethnicgroup.Nolanguagescansurvivewithoutattachingtoitscultureinthatacertainlanguageisa

2、combinationofitsethnichistoryandculturalbackground,embodyingtheworldview,personalconcept,lifestyle,andmodesofthinking.Thecorrectuseofaforeignlanguageislargelydependedonawarenessoftheforeignlanguagethatisbeinglearnt.Thisarticleisdedicatedtoclarifythedifference

3、sthatexistbetweenChinesecultureandthewesterncultureinviewofHofstedeindexandphilosophicaldiversityandwhatinfluencethosedifferencesimposeontheacquisitionofforeignlanguagesintermsoflexicon,readingcomprehensionandtranslation,andcallsforalargerproportionofcultureb

4、eingtaughtinEnglishclass.Keywords:culturaldifferences,Chinesecultureandwesternculture,foreignlanguageteaching摘要：语言是文化非常重要的一部分。它反映了一个特定族群的特点。没有了文化，语言就无法存活。原因在于语言是这个特定族群的历史与文化的综合体，是该民族的世界观，生活方式和思维方式的综合体现。外语使用的正确性很大程度上取决于对所学外语的文化认识。本文将在霍夫斯得文化指数和哲学分歧等方面阐述中西方文化的差异

5、及诸差异在英语词汇、阅读理解和翻译等方面对外语学习的影响并呼吁加强文化在英语教学中的比重。关键词：文化差异，中西文化，外语教学第15页contentsI.Introduction…………………………………………...…..………….1A.Thedefinitionofculture…………………………....………………...1B.Thenecessityofculturebeingtaughtinforeignlanguageclass………......1Ⅱ.Theculturaldifferencebetwe

6、enChineseandthewest…..…..……2A.Hofstede’smodelofculturaldifferences………………………..…2B.Inspectionsonphilosophicalviews……………………..……………41.Differencesonworldviews…………………….…………..………42.Differencesonmodesofthinking…………………………..…….5Ⅲ.Impactofculturaldifferencesonforeignlan

7、guagelearning…...8A.ImpactofculturaldifferencesonLexicon………………….………...8B.Impactofculturaldifferenceonreadingcomprehension…………..9C.Impactofculturaldifferenceontranslation………………….……...11Ⅳ.Conclusion………………….……………………………………...12WorksCited…………………...………………………………….….

8、.12第15页Ⅰ.IntroductionA.ThedefinitionofcultureWhatisculture?ProfessorXiaopingChengofWashingtonUniversitydefineditas“substantialandspiritualpropertiesthatarecreatedbyhumanandhaddepositedthr