The Cultivation of Cross-cultural Awareness in College English Teaching from the Perspective of Cultural Differences Between Chinese and Western

Abstract

Languages are sort of carrier of different cultures, and the process of language learning is a part of culture learning as well. Once students have a deep understanding of the culture behind a foreign language, language learning might be a piece of cake for them. In this paper, facing the English teaching ways from the perspective of the cultural difference, we analyze the language differences caused by cultural differences, in order to help college students master the cultural background of the foreign languages. The cross-cultural communicative competence is a paramount ability to students, thus college teachers should practice students' intercultural awareness before they teach some grammar. In the following sections, we analyze the connotation of cross-culture, and discuss the importance of the cultivation of cross-cultural awareness.