跨文化视角下的中美汉语教材文化呈现比较

A Contrastive Study of Cultural Presentation in Chinese and American Textbooks of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language from an Intercultural Perspective

应用内容分析法,从跨文化角度系统考察、对比了4套汉语教材中"国别文化"与"社会文化背景"的双向呈现情况。结果表明,相较于中国版教材,美国版教材的双向呈现充分一些,策略多元一些,内容真实一些。在实现跨文化能力目标、满足英语区教学需求上,美国版教材有较多的优势。

This study aims to explore the similarities and differences of mutual presentation of Chinese culture and learners＇ own culture in four sets of Chinese and American textbooks of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Content analysis is used to investigate the extent and means of mutual presentation at both the national culture level and sociocultural background level. It is found that American textbooks show a fuller array of strategies in cultural comparison and a higher degree of realism in mutual presentation,and may hence better fulfill the objective of developing learners＇ intercultural competence.