Cross-cultural awareness is one of the basic requirements for interpreters when they participate in intercultural communications, which is a particular way of thinking, a criterion for judgment or an acute sensitivity...Cross-cultural awareness is one of the basic requirements for interpreters when they participate in intercultural communications, which is a particular way of thinking, a criterion for judgment or an acute sensitivity to be cultivated by the interpreters. Interpreters should remain aware of the possible cultural differences and conduct cultural mediating accordingly in interpretation.展开更多
The communication between China and other countries is becoming more and more frequently.People have more opportunities to communicate and cooperate with other English speaking countries.Therefore,it’s important to c...The communication between China and other countries is becoming more and more frequently.People have more opportunities to communicate and cooperate with other English speaking countries.Therefore,it’s important to cultivate students with cross-cultural awareness.The English teaching process is bound to combine language with culture,because of the inseparable nature of language and culture.Only through a conscious understanding of the culture containing in language can people learn a language well.As for junior high school English teachers,they can not only confine to language teaching.It’s necessary to help students to understand the culture and the value of English speaking countries.展开更多
No matter you agree or not,the world is in a fast developing time.The communication between people contributes to this de velopment.However,during these communications,people find out the culture difference between co...No matter you agree or not,the world is in a fast developing time.The communication between people contributes to this de velopment.However,during these communications,people find out the culture difference between countries and the realized the impor tance of develop awareness of cross culture differences.In my point of view,there are some reasons why it is important to develop aware ness of cross culture differences.展开更多
The interactive coexistence of multi-cultures in the world makes cultural teaching in colleges and universities practical significant.The author carried out a one-semester class-based empirical study on the cultural t...The interactive coexistence of multi-cultures in the world makes cultural teaching in colleges and universities practical significant.The author carried out a one-semester class-based empirical study on the cultural teaching of 120 freshmen in three classes of English major,using qualitative research methods as the main method,combined with quantitative data collection and analysis,to explore what changes have taken place in students'attitudes and cognition after cultural learning.The study found that 84%of the students changed their attitudes towards cultural differences after one semester of cultural study.The analysis of the causes of the changes reflects the students'cognitive changes in cultural learning,cross-cultural awareness and emotional needs.展开更多
Nowadays many college students lack the competence of cross-cultural communication.They can not communicate with each other appropriately.In response to the problem,this paper analyses its cause and puts forward two c...Nowadays many college students lack the competence of cross-cultural communication.They can not communicate with each other appropriately.In response to the problem,this paper analyses its cause and puts forward two countermeasures:fostering students'cultural-awareness and positive attitude towards cross-cultural communication;creating an authentic or semi-authentic language environment.A teacher should combine them together and put them into practice in order to improve students'competence of cross-cultural communication.展开更多
We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interac...We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interact with people from different cultures. The levels of students＇ cultural awareness toward the target language （English） have a profound influence on the foreign language teaching （English） practice and performance. Obviously linguistic knowledge alone is not enough to secure successful interactions with native speakers in cross cultural communications. Cultural mistakes are worse than linguistic ones because they tend to cause misjudgments, or ill feelings between native and foreign speakers. Therefore, this paper mainly discusses the relationship between culture and language, explaining cultural awareness, providing some principles of cultural knowledge teaching and some techniques to develop students＇ cultural awareness through foreign language （English） teaching in high schools.展开更多
Many foreign language teachers are often wondering why their students cannot avoid some mistakes in their writing assignment and oral presentations though the grammatical rules and phrases are quite familiar to them. ...Many foreign language teachers are often wondering why their students cannot avoid some mistakes in their writing assignment and oral presentations though the grammatical rules and phrases are quite familiar to them. On the other hand students also complain about the boredom of learning English."What is the use of learning English besides taking exams?"they often ask. In this paper the author is going to discuss language learning and teaching from the cultural perspective. By discussing the importance of culture teaching, the author intends to help both the teachers and the students to get out of their bewilderment. Some useful suggestions will be shared at the end of the paper, aiming to offer some practical and concrete guidance to both the students and my co-workers.展开更多
This paper analyses the cultural influences on English and Chinese translation.Cultural differences between English and Chinese have existed in geographical culture,traditional culture,religious culture,historical cul...This paper analyses the cultural influences on English and Chinese translation.Cultural differences between English and Chinese have existed in geographical culture,traditional culture,religious culture,historical culture and customary culture in their long history.Only when English learners have a better understanding of the cultural factors as well as their influences on two languages,can they do a good job of English-Chinese translation.For English teachers,they should strengthen culture education and guide students to contact with Western culture materials extensively,and improve their cross-cultural awareness.展开更多
A language is a carrier of a certain culture. Consequently,for the purpose of studying English well, it is essential for us to understand the contents of the English-spoken countries. This essay involves some ways for...A language is a carrier of a certain culture. Consequently,for the purpose of studying English well, it is essential for us to understand the contents of the English-spoken countries. This essay involves some ways for high school students to learn the culture of the English-spoken countries.展开更多
China's booming tourism industry has aroused great demand to communicate with people of different cultural backgrounds.Therefore,the translated version of tourism promotional texts has become an increasingly impor...China's booming tourism industry has aroused great demand to communicate with people of different cultural backgrounds.Therefore,the translated version of tourism promotional texts has become an increasingly important medium for the outside world to know China's tourism resources.This paper analyzes the differences in culture and proposing strategies on translation,and the author hopes that this article can help to resolve the cultural conflicts,cultural prejudice and communicational obstacles so as to promote the communication among different cultures.展开更多
Nowadays, cross-cultural study is turning to pragmatic fields concerning communication, such as business negotiation,overseas life and language teaching, etc. This paper reviews previous studies of culture and communi...Nowadays, cross-cultural study is turning to pragmatic fields concerning communication, such as business negotiation,overseas life and language teaching, etc. This paper reviews previous studies of culture and communication, attempting to reveal how to have affective communication from perspective of cultural context by case studies. As a result, theoretical foundation and case studies prove that although we have cooperative principles as general guidelines for communication, cultural awareness, especially awareness of High Context(HC) and Low Context(LC), still plays a key role in cross-cultural communication by making up for the lost of meaning while transmission.展开更多
文摘Cross-cultural awareness is one of the basic requirements for interpreters when they participate in intercultural communications, which is a particular way of thinking, a criterion for judgment or an acute sensitivity to be cultivated by the interpreters. Interpreters should remain aware of the possible cultural differences and conduct cultural mediating accordingly in interpretation.
文摘The communication between China and other countries is becoming more and more frequently.People have more opportunities to communicate and cooperate with other English speaking countries.Therefore,it’s important to cultivate students with cross-cultural awareness.The English teaching process is bound to combine language with culture,because of the inseparable nature of language and culture.Only through a conscious understanding of the culture containing in language can people learn a language well.As for junior high school English teachers,they can not only confine to language teaching.It’s necessary to help students to understand the culture and the value of English speaking countries.
文摘No matter you agree or not,the world is in a fast developing time.The communication between people contributes to this de velopment.However,during these communications,people find out the culture difference between countries and the realized the impor tance of develop awareness of cross culture differences.In my point of view,there are some reasons why it is important to develop aware ness of cross culture differences.
文摘The interactive coexistence of multi-cultures in the world makes cultural teaching in colleges and universities practical significant.The author carried out a one-semester class-based empirical study on the cultural teaching of 120 freshmen in three classes of English major,using qualitative research methods as the main method,combined with quantitative data collection and analysis,to explore what changes have taken place in students'attitudes and cognition after cultural learning.The study found that 84%of the students changed their attitudes towards cultural differences after one semester of cultural study.The analysis of the causes of the changes reflects the students'cognitive changes in cultural learning,cross-cultural awareness and emotional needs.
文摘Nowadays many college students lack the competence of cross-cultural communication.They can not communicate with each other appropriately.In response to the problem,this paper analyses its cause and puts forward two countermeasures:fostering students'cultural-awareness and positive attitude towards cross-cultural communication;creating an authentic or semi-authentic language environment.A teacher should combine them together and put them into practice in order to improve students'competence of cross-cultural communication.
文摘We live in an age of changes. And these changes in science, technology, economy, political systems, and immigration patterns, especially the emergence of Internet, have created a world in which we increasingly interact with people from different cultures. The levels of students＇ cultural awareness toward the target language （English） have a profound influence on the foreign language teaching （English） practice and performance. Obviously linguistic knowledge alone is not enough to secure successful interactions with native speakers in cross cultural communications. Cultural mistakes are worse than linguistic ones because they tend to cause misjudgments, or ill feelings between native and foreign speakers. Therefore, this paper mainly discusses the relationship between culture and language, explaining cultural awareness, providing some principles of cultural knowledge teaching and some techniques to develop students＇ cultural awareness through foreign language （English） teaching in high schools.
文摘Many foreign language teachers are often wondering why their students cannot avoid some mistakes in their writing assignment and oral presentations though the grammatical rules and phrases are quite familiar to them. On the other hand students also complain about the boredom of learning English."What is the use of learning English besides taking exams?"they often ask. In this paper the author is going to discuss language learning and teaching from the cultural perspective. By discussing the importance of culture teaching, the author intends to help both the teachers and the students to get out of their bewilderment. Some useful suggestions will be shared at the end of the paper, aiming to offer some practical and concrete guidance to both the students and my co-workers.
文摘This paper analyses the cultural influences on English and Chinese translation.Cultural differences between English and Chinese have existed in geographical culture,traditional culture,religious culture,historical culture and customary culture in their long history.Only when English learners have a better understanding of the cultural factors as well as their influences on two languages,can they do a good job of English-Chinese translation.For English teachers,they should strengthen culture education and guide students to contact with Western culture materials extensively,and improve their cross-cultural awareness.
文摘A language is a carrier of a certain culture. Consequently,for the purpose of studying English well, it is essential for us to understand the contents of the English-spoken countries. This essay involves some ways for high school students to learn the culture of the English-spoken countries.
文摘China's booming tourism industry has aroused great demand to communicate with people of different cultural backgrounds.Therefore,the translated version of tourism promotional texts has become an increasingly important medium for the outside world to know China's tourism resources.This paper analyzes the differences in culture and proposing strategies on translation,and the author hopes that this article can help to resolve the cultural conflicts,cultural prejudice and communicational obstacles so as to promote the communication among different cultures.
文摘Nowadays, cross-cultural study is turning to pragmatic fields concerning communication, such as business negotiation,overseas life and language teaching, etc. This paper reviews previous studies of culture and communication, attempting to reveal how to have affective communication from perspective of cultural context by case studies. As a result, theoretical foundation and case studies prove that although we have cooperative principles as general guidelines for communication, cultural awareness, especially awareness of High Context(HC) and Low Context(LC), still plays a key role in cross-cultural communication by making up for the lost of meaning while transmission.
