The Importance of Intercultural Communication Awareness in English Learning

Economic globalization has promoted the arrival of the era of cultural pluralism,and the coexistence of different culturesand languages has become a common phenomenon.Nowadays,intercultural communication is increasingly infiltrating into life,es-pecially for Chinese students who learn English,intercultural communication is of great significance to them.In English teaching,how to cultivate students’intercultural awareness,how to reduce misunderstandings,conflicts,and even communication failurescaused by cultural differences is not only the mission of educators,but also the important issue in the reform of the English teach-ing in China.This paper would analyze the influence of cultural factors on language use and the current situation and reasons of in-tercultural communication in Chinese English teaching,and emphasize the importance of intercultural communication awareness.

Body Language between Chinese and English in Intercultural Communication

As the economy and culture developing and globalizing so quickly, people have more opportunities to communicate with others who come from different cultures than before. Human communication system includes two parts, one is language communication system and the other is nonverbal communication system. Some researches show that in human's daily communication, 93% information is transmitted by nonverbal communication, among which, 55% information is transmitted by facial, gesture and so on; 38% information is transmitted by tone. So nonverbal communication is the main part of body language. But body language and culture have an inseparable relationship, some body languages are similarly in different cultures, and some have their own unique culture connotation.

Study of Jargon in English language

Jargon in English language, part of culture, is a sub-culture. This paper illustrates its connotation, original facts, constructions, functions and characteristics. This study helps us fully recognize British and American societies from another angle, and understand diversity of their cultures to benefit English teaching and intercultural communication.

Intercultural Nonverbal Communication and Foreign Language Teaching

Nonverbal communication, which is often consciously or unconsciously neglected in foreign language teaching, is an inseparable part in human communication process. This paper will give a brief account of nonverbal communication and an analysis of the significance in improving the students’ nonverbal communicative ability in FLT. It will also provide some workable suggestions to the students on enriching their cultural knowledge of nonverbal communication so as to improve their nonverbal communicative competence in ELT.

A Holistic Course Design for Intercultural Business Communication Based on CLT A Case Study of a Training Program for Chinese Business Professionals

BE （Business English） has been unprecedentedly emphasized and gradually developed into an independent discipline. The paper aims to explore a holistic course design for business professionals in IBC （Intercultural Business Communication） based on CLT （Communicative Language Teaching）. The proposed course design encompasses three-dimensional contents： comprehensive language and expertise training, intercultural communicative competence cultivation, and intercultural PBL （project-based learning）. A survey is conducted in a training program of Chinese business professionals in international institutions. Three principles are identified： （1） BE teaching is need-oriented, so the pedagogical methods should be tailored to meet the international workplace requirements; （2） The linguistic and professional knowledge acquisition is achieved through communicative function of the target language; and （3） Learners＇ participation in intercultural PBL can stimulate learners＇ interest and enhance their operational capabilities. The findings of the case study indicate that a holistic course design is： （1） Course syllabus should not be formed without taking the leamers＇ expectation and feedback into consideration; （2） Teaching strategies should be innovated to enhance learners＇ communicative confidence and competence; and （3） Teaching materials should be adapted and subjected to modification according to the authentic language used in intercultural settings. The study outcomes may also shed light on other disciplines of ESP teaching.

Brief Introduction of Intercultural Communicative and College English Course

With the acceleration of globalization, people have encountered more and more intercultural communication.In China, more and more scholars have turned their attention to the intercultural communication, and many foreign language teachers have done a lot of work in the field of research and practice of cultural teaching. In this paper, the author will try to introduce the relationship between intercultural communication and college English course briefly.

Intercultural Competence Development of Chinese Students After a Short-Term Study Abroad Experience

This study investigated Chinese students’ intercultural competence and linguistic growth during a six-week study abroad program. The students and their professor participated in pre- and post-tests covering written and oral language competency as well as intercultural competence. The Global Scale of English assessed student language development to determine linguistic growth and the Assessment of Intercultural Competence of Chinese College Students (AIC-CCS) was used to determine student growth of intercultural competence skills, specifically related to cultural knowledge, skills, attitudes, and awareness as a result of their experiences in a non-Western context. Results indicated that students experienced a change in the salience of intercultural knowledge themes over their period abroad, as well as improved their individual language abilities. This study provides suggestions for future programming focused on the development of Chinese student intercultural competencies during short-term study abroad experiences in Western university environments.

Promoting Intercultural Understanding in China’s High School ELT Class-rooms through Young Adult Literature

Language teaching involves not only developing students’linguistic performance but also promoting their intercultural competence.Within the intercultural competence framework,learners acquire skills that enable them to discover the complexity of various cultures and enhance intercultural understanding(IU).Young adult literature offers opportunities for English learners to en⁃counter cultural differences and creatively engage themselves with the diversity of the world.This paper firstly lists the worldwide calling for IU education.Then,it presents problems with IU education in English language teaching(ELT)classrooms in Chinese context.Finally,it provides a diversity of teaching approaches towards IU by means of young adult literature.

Chinese Teachers＇ Understanding of Culture Teaching in ELT

In China, the teaching of culture was stipulated to be very important at the government level in the form of a curriculum in early 2000s. Now although the teachers seem to be fully aware of the significance of culture teaching, there are misunderstandings about it. A survey was conducted to find out how the teachers understand and meet the requirements of the curriculums. The results show even the teachers do not understand the objectives of ELT （English Language Teaching） stipulated in the curriculums. They need training and the requirements need clarification, so that the gap between what is expected and what is performed can be bridged.

A content analysis related to the cross-cultural/intercultural elements used in EFL coursebooks

This study aimed to examine some coursebooks of English as a Foreign Language （EFL） to see whether they involve any cross-cultural topics belonging to different cultures from different countries in the world. Assuming that EFL coursebooks written after the communicative movements in foreign language teaching and learning in the 1970s and the 1980s would have a plenty of cross-cultural elements, it was expected to see these coursebooks would also have a lot of cross-cultural elements, especially regarding their publication dates. This study aimed to investigate to what extent teaching materials used in EFL setting involve intercultural elements. Accordingly, 5 coursebooks were evaluated, and topics and number of cross-cultural elements were presented. The coursebooks used in the study were published in 1998, 1999, 1999, 2001 and 2006 namely. However, as the results displayed, the frequency of cross-cultural elements were not mutually related to their publication dates. The distribution and frequency of cross-cultural elements were not balanced with the dates chronologically.

面向认知差异性的英语文学跨文化传播语言研究

本文综合国内外已取得的研究成果,面向认知差异性的英语文学跨文化传播语言进行深入研究。英语文学跨文化传播中情感方面的语言认知差异性包括:喜悦方面的语言认知差异、悲伤方面的语言认知差异、愤怒方面的语言认知差异、恐惧方面的语言认知差异等。词汇方面的语言认知差异性包括:词汇联想对应、词汇联想重合、词汇联想碰撞、词汇联想空缺。认知差异性会对英语文学跨文化传播造成很大影响,对文化交流具有重要意义。

Language Attitude Education as ICC Facilitation: An Explorative Class

This paper reports the design, implementation, and outcome of an action research. The research aimed to examine and improve college students＇ attitudes towards varieties of World Englishes through a mild intervention in an intercultural communication class. Viewing education as a means to facilitate Intercultural Communication Competence （ICC）, of which language attitude was an integral part, the study designed a four-step pedagogical intervention to help students become more open and critical of their attitudes. The four pedagogical steps included language attitude elicitation, deconstruction, reconstruction, and creative solutions to communicative problems. The study found that students largely had conservative language attitudes and prejudices to start with. After the intervention, over 40% of the students acquired more open language attitudes, while some remained ambivalent about embracing linguistic diversity, and a small number of students maintained their previous conservative attitudes. Challenges of attitude change and language attitude education are discussed.