An Empirical Study on Non-English Majors' Ability to Express Chinese Culture in English

Autor/in	Zhang, Min
Titel	An Empirical Study on Non-English Majors' Ability to Express Chinese Culture in English
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 7 (2014) 3, S.103-107 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Nonmajors; English (Second Language); College Students; Asian Culture; Language Proficiency; Foreign Countries; Cultural Differences; Intercultural Communication; Global Approach; Questionnaires; Tests; Student Attitudes; Language Teachers; Self Esteem; Statistical Analysis; Social Influences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Collegestudent; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Kultureller Unterschied; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Globales Denken; Fragebogen; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Schülerverhalten; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Statistische Analyse; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	Cross-cultural communicative ability is an important ability that college students should have in modern society. A successful cross-cultural communication is based on several factors. The basic one is the understanding of the target language culture. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings it is necessary for college students to know western culture and also form the ability to express Chinese culture appropriately in English. This paper did an empirical study among non-English majors to test the present ability and the differences between college students who passed CET-4 and those who did not. The results showed that the former performed better than the latter, but both were far from satisfying. Based on these findings, this paper provides some measures to enhance their ability in this field. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01