An Investigation into the Culture-Loaded Words Learning by English Majors in a Vocational College in China

Autor/inn/en	Yuewu, Lin; Qin, Yang
Titel	An Investigation into the Culture-Loaded Words Learning by English Majors in a Vocational College in China
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 8 (2015) 8, S.63-78 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Majors (Students); Cultural Influences; Vocational Education; Student Attitudes; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Interviews; Postsecondary Education; Semantics; Language Usage; Classification; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Language Patterns; Statistical Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Schülerverhalten; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Semantik; Sprachgebrauch; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sprachmodell; Sprachstruktur; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Culture-loaded words and expressions are loaded with specific national cultural information and indicate deep national culture. They are the direct and indirect reflection of national culture in the structure of words and expressions. The improper use of culture-loaded words often leads to misunderstanding in cross-cultural communication. However, few systematic researches on culture-loaded words learning and teaching in vocational college have been conducted in China. The study attempts to investigate the present situation of English culture-loaded words learning among vocational college English majors in vocational college; the attitude by students and teachers towards English culture-loaded words learning and teaching in vocational college; the differences and similarities in their opinions through culture-loaded words test and a questionnaire for students as well as an interview for teachers. Results showed that the vocational college English majors' learning of the English culture-loaded words is rather inadequate and unsatisfactory, which reflects that great attention should be paid to the cultivating of students' culture awareness and their acquisition of cultural knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01