Cultural Non-equivalences Between China And English-speaking Countries And Their Influences On Languages And English Teaching In China

Language cannot be separated from culture. Language is the carrier of culture, and their relationship is part and whole, that's to say, language is a part of culture. Owing to different historical backgrounds and regional environments of different countries, there exist different cultural backgrounds in various countries. Since language is a part of culture, the non-equivalences of languages reflect the non-equivalences of cultures, and the non-equivalences of cultures have influences on languages to a great extent, therefore these influences lead to the non-equivalences of languages. China and English-speaking countries have completely different cultural backgrounds, and Chinese and English belong to two absolutely different language families, so Chinese culture has very great influence on the Chinese language, while the culture of English-speaking countries has great influence on the English language, and these influences will have a great impact on English teaching in China to a large degree. This thesis makes a contrast between China and English-speaking countries in the aspects such as social customs, religious beliefs, regional environment, the way of thinking, fixed concepts, body language, metaphors and associations and their influences on the Chinese and English languages and English teaching in China. This thesis also refers to how to avoid those negative effects of cultural non-equivalences on English teaching in China so as to improve ChineseEnglish teaching and Chinese students' communicative competence in English so that they can meet the needs of China's open-door policy to the whole world-...