A Study of Educational Change as Culture Change--a Comparison of the Grammar-Translation Method and Communicative Language Teaching Method

The world is complex and increasingly changing.The old education theory and the education model are greatly impacted,and it is difficult to meet the challenge of social change.To adapt to the changing society,education must conform to the social changes,grasp the direction of change,to seek a new position.This paper uses the theory of"educational culture"to explain the change from the Grammar Translation Method(GTM)to the Communicative Language Teaching(CLT)method.Two different teaching methods are two different concepts,representing two different cultural connotations.

The Differences between Chinese and American Language and Culture and Its Implications for College Language Teaching and Learning

Chinese and American language and culture differ from each other in five ways as Hypotactic language vs. Paratactic language, Analytical thinking vs. Synthetic thinking, Direct thinking vs. Indirect thinking, Individualism vs. Collectivism and Ethics-based vs. Legislation-based. Their implications for college language teaching and learning are worth our attention.

The Interrelation between Language and Culture in English Teaching

In daily communication, language differences significantly reflect the nature of cultural difference. To improve students' ability of cross-cultural communication, teachers are not only supposed to make students master language itself, but also should help them to understand cultural differences between their mother language and English.

A Critical View on the Teaching of Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom

This paper is a theoretical article that aims to present some concepts related to the term ＂culture＂ that can help language teachers understand critically the intercultural processes that take place during the teaching and learning of a foreign language. Using some of the most important writers in Applied Linguistics and Critical Applied Linguistics that focus on this topic, this article discusses some definitions of the word ＂culture＂ as well as other relevant terms such as the concept of languaculture and the concept of third places. That said, this paper tries, through a theoretical discussion, to draw attention to the importance of culture based on an approach that is in consonance with Critical Applied Linguistics.

On the Roles of Cultural and Artistic Features of Dialects in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language

As a Chinese dialect that bears the greatest resemblance to Standard Mandarin,Northeastern Mandarin is the closest relative of Standard Mandarin in terms of vocabularies,rhetorical devices and grammatical rules.The traditional Chinese folk culture of Errenzhuan(two-people rotation)1 is an epitome of traditional Chinese culture,full of humor and wittiness.This paper aims to explore the necessity and feasibility of incorporating Errenzhuan into teaching Chinese as a foreign language as a way to spark greater student interest,increase the fun of learning and enrich teaching methods,which ultimately serves to improve the quality of Chinese teaching worldwide,spread traditional Chinese folk culture and strengthen China’s cultural confidence.

The Research on Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking in English Teaching: A Pedagogical Paradigm Within the Ideological and Political Course Framework

The conflation of linguistic competencies with ideological and political educational paradigms presents unique opportunities and challenges for English language teaching(ELT)in our increasingly interconnected world.This research seeks to address the role of cross-cultural critical thinking within the landscape of English pedagogy,framed by the imperatives of ideological and political education.Employing a multi-method approach,including thematic content analysis and action research,the study proposes a pedagogical model designed to integrate transcultural discourse and ideologically reflective practices into the conventional ELT curriculum.This paper argues for a reimagined approach to teaching English that encourages students to engage with diverse cultural perspectives and develop a nuanced understanding of global issues.

The Language-Culture Connection Principlein Foreign Language Teaching

Language is closely related to culture. Whenever you teach a language, you also teach a complex system of culture. Additionally, cultural knowledge facilitates language learning. The Language-Culture Connection principle is about the complex interconnection of language and culture. This research paper focuses on the reasons why it is important to understand something about the culture to learn a language, and on ways to help students learn the culture of the language they are learning.

On the Sino-British cultural differences and their impact on English language teaching

language and culture are closely related, language is not only the most important human communication tools, is also a cultural carrier. All our words and deeds are, consciously or unconsciously, reflect a certain culture. Many cultural phenomena can be reflected in language. Chinese and English text is based on the basis of different languages. Chinese people should learn English well, can not be ignored in the Sino-British cultural differences. Article from the Sino-British inter-cultural differences, the...

Culture Teaching in the Teaching of Comprehensive English in China

In modem English language teaching, the right processing of English and the culture teaching is very important, contributing to both the acceleration of the students＇ comprehension and the command of the language. This article intends to inquire into the relations between culture and English language teaching, the meanings of culture teaching and how to carry on culture teaching in the teaching of comprehensive English.

How to Teaching Language along with Culture in the Foreign Language(FL)Classroom?

Fоrеign lаnguаgеlеаrning is cоmprisеdоf sеvеrаl cоmpоnеnts,including grаmmаticаl cоmpеtеncе,cоmmunicаtivеcоmpеtеncе,lаnguаgеprоficiеncy,аs wеllаsаchаngеinаttitudеs according to different culture.Moreover,culturаl cоmpеtеncеis thеknоwlеdgеоf thеcоnvеntiоns,custоms,bеliеfs,аnd systеmsоf mеаningоfаnоthеr cоuntry,is indisputаblyаn intеgrаl pаrtоf fоrеign lаnguаgеlеаrning,аnd mаny tеаchеrs hаvеsееn itаs thеir gоаl tоincоrpоrаtеthеtеаchingоf culturеintоthеfоrеign lаnguаgеcurriculum.Thеaim of the present paper is to emphasize the importance of teaching culture and propose some useful suggestions on it in foreign language classroom.

Shallow Theory in Cultivation of Intercultural Communication Ability in Foreign Language Teaching

Modern foreign language teaching emphasizes on the training of the students'communicative ability. This paper makes attempts to discuss how to effectively develop the students'ability to cross-cultural communication from three aspects involved in foreign language teaching. They are three important factors named"cultural ability and culture","communication ability"and "cross-cultural communication ability".

The Culture Importing In English Language Teaching

With the advancement of economic globalization, our country needs more and more English talents with international vision. University English Language Teaching is not just limited to listening, speaking, reading and writing, but also develops students ＇intercultural communicative competence, so it requires teachers to import culture in the teaching process and cultivate the students＇ cultural awareness.

The Importance of the Language Teaching in Cultural Study

The root purpose of foreign language teaching is also carrying out a kind of cultural education,so can not only deliver the knowledge of language to the student at the time of carrying out this language culture to educate,but want to combine a language characteristics to give its language cultural information for enriching,just can better promote the result of foreign language study.This text aim at discuss English cultural education is in the foreign language teaching have of important function.

The Impact of World English Paradigm on English Language Teaching

With the development of internationalization,English has gradually become the medium of international communication.As English is learned and used as a second language by people from different countries,nationalities and cultures,English teachers pay more and more attention to the communication and interaction of language users around the world,and World English paradigm is noticed in the classroom.This paper introduces the attitudes of different countries towards the learning and use of different English variants in the Three Circle Model,and briefly describes the formation and development of Chinglish in China,and discusses the influence of the application of World English paradigm in English teaching from both positive and negative aspects.The use of World English paradigm in English classroom is conducive to learners'development of their communicative competence and cultural identity.However,using World English paradigm will also affect teachers'ability to distinguish English variants and errors in the sense of SLA.In English classroom,teachers should choose teaching materials from the perspective of multiculturalism and receive corresponding training to avoid the risk of using World English paradigm and effectively improve students'English communication level.

Culture and Foreign Language Teaching

Culture teaching has been considered to be a very important element in foreign language teaching.Since English has become an international language,this paper mainly talks about the relationship between culture and English teaching.There are three parts in this paper:I.The role of culture in English teaching;II.Culture teaching methods in the English classroom;III.A danger in teaching cultures in English class.

The Influence of a Cultural Dimension in Foreign Language Education

The connection between culture and language education is an important topic.This article is mainly to discuss the influence of the cultural dimension in foreign language education,including: the relationship between cultural and language,the role of cultural understanding in language learning;and the role of language unserstanding in learning about culture.

Reflection on the Competence of Cross-Cultural Communication in English Teaching

It is indisputable fact that language cannot be separated from its culture.That's why the competence of cross-culture communication weighs highly in language learning from the perspective of sociolinguistics.More care has been given to the infiltration of cross-culture communication in teaching language.Under the guidance of theoretical comparisons,some suggestions will be given on how to combine this competence with daily language teaching in hope of improving language learners' integrative language ability.

The Application of Heuristic Teaching in the Cultivation of College Stu⁃ dents’English Cultural Consciousness

The purpose of college English education is not only to cultivate students’ability to learn English independently,but al⁃so to improve their comprehensive cultural literacy to meet the needs of China’s social development and international exchanges.However,teachers have often neglected the cultivation of students’cultural consciousness because of the influence of traditional teaching mode.This paper proposes that heuristic teaching mode should be adopted.Teachers should focus on students’subjective status in the teaching process and exert external factors to induce students’subjective initiative in cultivating their culture con⁃sciousness.Therefore,this article will make a concrete analysis of the practical application of heuristic teaching mode in college classrooms from three perspectives:the definition and significance of heuristic teaching,the premise of heuristic teaching,and how to implement it.