The Color Words:as A Culture Medium In Teaching Chinese To The Foreigners

As a special culture medium; the Color words play an irreplaceable role in the teaching and spread of Chinese language; and at the same time, the color words have different connotations in the eastern and western traditions,and finally form into some national style literary expressions. Therefore, the color words take an important position in the literature, the writers can use the color words to show the readers the fate of the characters and convey the specific culture connotations and his/her thoughts of the life in the works. So, when we teaching Chinese, we can take good advantage of the color words undoubtedly, it will improve the level of teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Eileen Chang is extremely sensitive to the color, so in her works she made a colorful world. By the color word she made, we are able to appreciate the unique value of the writer that in the exchange and communication of the Eastern and Western cultural; and also from her unique use of the color words, the foreign students can deepen their understanding of the Eastern culture and get rid of some cultural barriers in learning Chinese as a foreign Language.The Chapter One analysis the origins and the evolution of color words, in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language Research and perspectives start to analyze the color words; The Chapter Two discusses the important role and significance of the color words in literature in teaching Chinese as a foreign language; The Chapter Three, firstly, analysis the problems of the color words and propose how to improve it, With the novel "Legend" as the material to help students to understand the Chinese color words and the Chinese culture, to guide students to experience the charm of traditional Chinese culture through literature, thereby to create a favorable environment of Chinese culture for foreign students learning Chinese.