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

第 1页中西文化差异对英语学****的启示 Implications of Cultural Differences between China and the West on English Teaching A bstracts :L anguage isone underlying part of culture which reflects the characteristics ofa certain ethnic group. No languages can survive without attaching to its culture in that a certain language bination of its ethnic history and cultural background, embodying the worldview, personal concept, lifestyle, and modes of thinking. The correct use ofa foreign language is largely depended on awareness of the foreign language that is being learnt. T his article is dedicated to clarify the differences that exist between Chinese culture and the western culture in view of Hofstede index and philosophical diversity and what influence those differences impose on the acquisition of foreign languages in terms of lexicon, prehension and translation, and calls for a larger proportion of culture being taught in English class. K ey word s: cultural differences, Chinese culture and western culture, foreign language teaching 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及诸差异在英语词汇、阅读理解和翻译等方面对外语学****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 2页 contents I . Introduction …………………………………………...….. ………….1 A. The definition of culture ………………………….... ………………...1 B. The necessity of culture being taught in foreign language class ………......1 Ⅱ.T he cultural difference between C hinese and the west …..….. …… 2 A. Hofstede ’sm odel ofc ultural d ifferences ………………………..…2 nspections on philosophical views …………………….. …………… 4 ifferences on worldviews ……………………. ………….. ……… 4 ifferences onm odes of thinking ………………………….. …….5 Ⅲ. Impact of cultural differences on foreign language learning …...8 A. Impact of cultural differences on Lexicon …………………. ………...8 B. Impact of cultural difference on prehension ………….. 9 mpact of cultural difference on translation …………………. ……...11 Ⅳ. Conclusion ………………….