Cultural Awareness in English Teaching

There is close relationship between language and culture. Teaching English is inseparable from teaching its culture. Cultural awareness or tolerance is of great importance in English teaching and l^ng. It contributes to effectiveness and appropriateness of an English discourse. Only with the combination of language competence and cultUral awareness can language achieve its communicative function.’

Why Is It Important Awareness of Cross Culture Differences in Cultural Communi cation——Awareness of Cross Culture Differences Influences Cultural Communication

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.

Research on College Students’ Cultural Teaching and Cultivation of Cultural Awareness

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.

On the Cross-Cultural Awareness of an Interpreter

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.

Integration of Cross-cultural Awareness Acquisition into Communicative Language Teaching

In order to improve their abilities in cross-cultural communication, language learners should develop not only their language competence, but also communicative competence. Therefore, the integration of cross-cultural awareness acquisition into communicative language teaching is quite necessary. And some practical measures of cultivating cultural creativity are introduced to help language learners to develop communicative competence.

On Developing Learners’ Cultural Awareness in TEFL

This thesis conducted an empirical study of the current status of cultural awareness development in higher education af-ter a brief review of cultural awareness.It summarized the common errors in students’practical writings and studied the reasons.Finally,based on her own teaching experience,the author put forward strategies for developing learners’cultural awareness.

Critique on the four levels of cross-cultural awareness

As the intercultural communication has become a common practice, the cross-cultural awareness has been increasingly important. Robert G Hanvey divided the cross-cultural awareness into four levels. This paper tries to analyze the reasonability of his division with some specific examples.

An Analysis of Reading Materials in New Senior English for China Based on Cultivation of Cultural Awareness —A Case Study of Compulsory Book 3

China is in the era of rapid development of information technology and the era of close cultural communication between countries, which requires English teaching to cultivate students’ cultural awareness, develop their intercultural communicative competence. Based on Byram’s checklist, this paper analyzes the cultural contents in reading materials of New Senior English for China (NSEFC) Compulsory Book 3. The research indicates that the textbook is rich in cultural content and the selected reading materials are authentic. However, there are two shortcomings: the uneven distribution of themes as well as cultural contents and the lack of cultural content comparison in the textbook. According to the findings, this paper provides some suggestions for textbook editors and English teachers, aiming at realizing the improvement and a better use of the textbook, so as to cultivate students’ cultural awareness.

Cultural awareness in the English language classroom： Curriculum and assessment

More prominence is given to cultural awareness as a general objective in modem language curriculum. But in the implementation of cultural content and assessment within the curriculum raise issues： How the language teachers integrate the cultural awareness into the language classroom or outside class and how it is assessed effectively？ This paper first reviews the content of cultural awareness and assessment approaches at different stages in the curriculum. And then, some teaching cultural skills are mentioned on the base of making some observations on the cultural element of the curriculum. Finally, the author thinks that the assessment approach： cultural portfolios and projects should be advocated to help students in gaining insights into the target culture.

Developing students＇ cultural awareness through foreign language teaching

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.

A Study of Cultural Awareness in English Teaching and Learning

Starting from the relationship between English teaching theories and actual teaching practices in China,this paper explores the relationship between culture and language,as well as cultural awareness and English education.The fundamental aim of this article is to highlight the importance of cultural awareness in English teaching and learning,so as to cultivate more qualified English learners in terms of cross-cultural communication proficiency.

Cross-Cultural Awareness and Teaching English as a Second Language in the Context of Globalization

The paper focuses on the inseparability of language and culture, highlighting the significant role of cross-culturalawareness and communicative competence in teaching English as a second language （TESL） in the context ofincreasingly internationalized global world. Cross-cultural awareness has always been important in modernlanguage studies, as preparing students for effective and competent intercultural communication requires not onlymere teaching of linguistic skills like phonology, morphology, lexicology, and syntax, but also the vital componentof cultural knowledge and awareness. Communication that lacks appropriate cultural content often results in anodd or humorous situation leading to misunderstanding and miscommunication. Therefore, the present paperclaims that in TESL it is necessary to incorporate and develop aspects of cross-cultural awareness as a part of thecourse curriculum to immerse students in effective intercultural communicative competence. It is strongly believedthat developing cross-cultural awareness through learning and practicing the patterns of the current lifestyle in thetarget culture will help the learners overcome both cultural shock and intercultural communicative barriers easier,compare the target culture with their own, and find the similarities and differences between them, thus coping withcross-cultural communication problems successfully. There are many challenges related to teaching English as alingua franka in a cross-cultural context of globalization--English, not being the native language of the learners,triggers a great number of problems connected with teaching and developing cross-cultural awareness. This paperoffers some strategies for coping with them.

On the Development of Cultural Awareness in Business English Teaching

Business English teaching is inseparable from culture teaching.Cultural awareness is of great importance in English teaching and learning.In order to improve students' communicative ability in business,we should attach importance to develop students' cultural awareness.

Cross- cultural Awareness in Interpretation

这篇文章旨在从跨文化交流的角度研究口译。在口译过程中，译员可能会遇到文化障碍和冲突。培养译员的跨文化意识是解决文化差异的主要途径，也使他们在口译过程中成功完成跨文化交流。口译不仅仅是一种语言转换还是一种特定文化背景下的文化转换。这篇文章，通过中英文口译中的例子，解释了文化转换的重要性。跨文化意识是一种跨文化思维方式和对文化因素和文化认同的敏感性，它对于高质量的口译是不可缺的根本因素。因此，坚持不懈的培养跨文化意识是译员的基本要求。

INCREASING EFL STUDENTS' CULTURAL AWARENESS

IntroductionA student cannot odtain communicative competence in the target language withoutknowledge of the target culture since language and culture are closely interrelated. Fromthis, it follows that EFL teaching involves of two languages and two cultures, in ourcase, English and Chinese. Then what is culture? Culture is ’the customs, belief: andmusic, and all the other products of human thought made by a particular group of

Enhancing Cultural Awareness in the EFL Classroom： Theoretical Analysis and Strategies Development

As the world becomes more interconnected, learning a foreign language in the associated cultural context proves to be more efficient and effective. EFL （English as a Foreign Language） Teachers are sparing no efforts to raise students＇ awareness and understanding of the culture and to help students become interculturally competent. On the basis of thorough literature review on cultural study, this paper probes into theoretical analysis and strategic approaches of cultural learning in EFL classes. The extensive strategies are discussed and presented in the paper so as for more confidence and capabilities from practitioners incorporating sufficient cultural knowledge and understanding into successful EFL classroom.

The intercultural awareness in Korean Teaching

Language is the carrier of culture. We should not only focus on skills in teaching Korean culture, but also conduct a comprehensive analysis and guidance to penetrate culture and education of Korea in the teaching process. Which enhance the overall level. This thesis analyze and elaborate the characteristics of Korean teaching intercultural education. What＇ s more, it will propose corresponding solutions in penetration problems of culture and education for the Korean teaching.

A Study of the Cultivation of English Cultural Awareness in High School——Based on the Core Competencies and Values of English

Cultural awareness is the basis of communication,and it includes our own cultural values,beliefs and the ability to perceive the world.When students learn English and communicate with people from English culture,cultural awareness becomes very important.Meanwhile,National English Curriculum Standards for General High School puts cultural awareness in the key position of the Core Competencies and Values of English subjects.At present,the academic research and analysis on the Core Competencies and Values of English mainly focus on the language ability,learning ability and students’learning motivation.This paper intends to explore the cultivation of high school students’English cultural awareness through qualitative research and literature collation and there are 5 parts totally in this paper.The first part is the introduction,introducing the background of cultural consciousness and the significance of research.The second part is a literature review,analyzing the previous opinions both domestically and internationally.The third part is a review of cultural consciousness,summarizing the theory,historical development and main genres of cultural consciousness.The fourth part is the exploration of the cultivation of cultural awareness,including the requirements,the problems and methods of the cultivation of cultural awareness in high school English teaching.The fifth part is the conclusion,which advocates the cultivation of cultural consciousness and the development of English subject through the summary and reflection.The significance of this paper lies in the majority of teachers to create a harmonious teaching environment,facilitate the students’cultural awareness,improve high school students’cultural understanding and cultural awareness,as well as improve high school students’English discipline Core Competencies and Values so that it could benefit the development of English in our country.