Intercultural Communication And Culture Education In English Teaching

With the political and economic development,communications between different countries have become more and more frequent.The communication between peoples from different countries iS actually the communication between peoples from different cultures.Learning the western countries'culture iS the first problem we must consider to reach a successful intercultural communication.How to carry out culrural education in English teaching iS a good question for us to ponder over.To conduct the teaching of culture effectively,first,a language teacher should examine the traditional culture of learning of herself and her students.When teacher and student unconsciousiously comply to their traditional culture of learning,a particular mode of teaching culture which adapts itself to that culture of learning will be shaped.Confucianism iS the mainstream of Chinese culture whi1e the western CUlture emphasizes individualism.Confucianism has exerted great influence on intercultural communication,which will unavoidablv lead to CUlture interference due to cultural difference.The author has found a package of effective measures to carry out cultural education in English teaching based on the past generations'achievements.The author firmly believes in the Significance of humanistic education and holds that the target language and culture should be viewed as a new world shown for learners and be used to initlate learners to grow and develop into complete persons.In thiS new world,the Clashes and conflicts between 1earner'S native culture and foreign culture are used to create contexts in which learner'S cognitive growth and personality development are initiated.