中学英语教学中跨文化意识的培养 [5]
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关键词:中学英语教学跨文化意识Intercultural AwarenessEnglish TeachingMiddle School
摘要:Language and culture are two inseparable parts, and they both determine the importance of culture teaching. Since China begun to implement the Reform and Opening-up Policy, exchanges between China and western countries has been increasing day by day.
es" expresses a sad, gloomy or depressed mood. "A blue Monday" (the first day of week-work or school after a pleasant, happy weekend) has the similar meaning. Also, in English, "green" is also used to indicate a person who lacks experience, or a newcomer who is not familiar with local customs. Language and culture evolve together and interact with each other. According to the New English Curriculum Standards, in middle school, teachers should not neglect the cultural factors existing in English teaching. Definitely the intercultural awareness can't be neglected in English teaching at middle school.
Thirdly, it's the Requirement of Social Development.
In recent years, three major problems in current English teaching in China have been pointed out during the discussion of the reform of English teaching. Some leaders of State Educational Department and some well-known University English teachers have joined in the discussion. They unanimously agreed that inefficient and time-consuming English teaching, high score but low communicational ability, deaf and dumb English have taken the domination of the shortcomings of the English teaching. It is not a surprise to draw this conclusion. With the implementation of the reform policy and entry of the World Trade Organization of China, all students of various grades are expected to have a higher English level, especially their abilities in intercourse communication. These new requirements force English teaching to be reformed. But the present situation has worried those teachers who are committed to carry out the reform.
Ⅲ. The Current Problems in English Teaching of Middle School
Nowadays, most middle school English teachers still follow the traditional grammar-translation method; they neglect cultural teaching in English teaching.
3.1 Problems in Teaching
The New Curriculum Standards emphasizes the necessity of developing students' intercultural competence. However, at present, in the senior middle school the college entrance examination still seriously affect teachers' teaching idea. It's most valued by students, teachers as well as the authorities. In order to help students score high on linguistic proficiency, teachers pay a lot of time to explain vocabulary and grammar knowledge in the class. In this case, students have improved their language knowledge, but their intercultural communicative competence has not enhanced. In fact, it has violated English teaching goal and the education for all-around development principle. Mr. Winston Bareback,the foreign language teaching expert of the USA indicated, teaching language without culture is the best way to cultivate a fool with fluent spoken language. Obviously, its consequence is serious. What's more, some teachers regard cultural teaching as their extra burden. They are not so experienced in culture instruction and not so confident to act as guides. Meanwhile, they don't have a desire to go on studying; they prefer to let their students to learn cultural knowledge all by themselves. Under this circumstance, intercultural awareness cultivation cannot achieve the ideal effect.
3.2 Problems in Learning
3.2.1 Students' Lack of Motivation
Motivation refers to factors that determine a person's desire to do something. There is a general assumption that students, who learn English in order to facilitate communication with
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