跨文化公民教育在中国英语语言教育中的实践和反思-English.PDFVIP

International Conference on Education Technology and Economic Management (ICETEM 2015) Practice and Introspection of Cross-cultural Citizenship Education in Chinese English Education Shanshan Wang, Dengchao Zhou Wuhan International Trade University, Wuhan, 430205, China Abstract: culture and language are closely connected and assist each other language is a part of culture. To master a language, it is required to know the culture. At present, Chinese English education should not just impart language knowledge, but also need to impart English culture. So, cross-cultural education for Chinese citizens is very important. This paper analyzes necessity of cross-cultural citizenship education, sets forth practice of cross-cultural education in Chinese English education, analyzes the problems and comes up with countermeasures. Key words: English education; cross-cultural awareness; measure In current world, global integration course becomes faster and faster. English as an official language in the world is an important approach to display oneself to the world. In the 21st century, mastery of English has becomes a basic quality in fierce social competitions and also one of basic standards of measuring talents. Thus, China places English in a very important position. The ultimate aim of English education is to cultivate talents who are able to carry out cross-cultural communication. English education requires that Chinese citizens should not merely master basic language knowledge of English and know of its pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, but also own cross-cultural communication awareness. Therefore, it is very important to implement cross-cultural citizenship education in English education. I. Implication of cross-cultural citizenship education To comprehend “cross-cultural awareness”, it is required to first know detailed connotation of “cross-culture”. Generally speaking, cross-culture is to compare differences among different cultures or refers to cultural diversi