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1、--------------------------------------------精品文檔Word可編輯值得收藏------------------------------------------------ToUnderstandAnotherCulture,StudyYourOwnToUnderstandAnotherCulture,StudyYourOwnYeNingqingdescribeshowhehasputintopracticewhathelearnedatrecentIATEFLeventsinManchester
2、andLondonIdiscoveredthatIhadtothinkabout,evenpreparefor,thesimplestdailyactivities,suchasusingatelephone,takingaschoolbusandpayingbillsSincethetextbooksJuniorandSeniorEnglishforChinastartedtobeused,theaimofteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguageinChineseschoolshasshiftedfromtea
3、chinggrammarandvocabularytodevelopingthestudents’communicativecompetence.Theunderlyingassumptioninthetextbooksisthatsuccessfulcross-culturalcommunicationdemandsculturalaswellaslinguisticfluency.Atpresent,teachersofEnglisharepayingmoreattentiontohelpingschoolstudentsdevelo
4、pculturalawareness.Althoughtherearemanywaystoteachculture,hereI’dliketosharewithmycolleaguesoneofmyperspectives.Ispentawholeschoolyear(1998-99)inWestport,CT,USA,teachingChineseculturetothehighschoolstudents.Duringthatschoolyear,Istayedwithahostfamilyandwasinvitedtomanypar
5、tiesbythelocalpeople.BeforegoingtotheUSAIwasexcitedabouttheprospectofa5----------------------------------------------------精品文檔值得收藏-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------精品文檔Word可編輯值得收藏-----------------------
6、-------------------------newwayoflife.AndIwasdelightedaboutdiscoveringobviousdifferences:theshapesofbuildings,themallsandtheproductsinthem,andthewaypeopledressed.However,asIbeganmyjobandusedthetransportationsystem,Ibegantoactuallyfeeltheimpactofthecultureonmylife.Idiscove
7、redthatIhadtothinkabout,evenpreparefor,thesimplestdailyactivities,suchasusingatelephone,takingaschoolbusandpayingbills.Theseday-to-dayactivitiessoonweighedonme,resultingincultureshock.Inaveryrealsense,alltheconvenientculturalcushionsIhadbecomeaccustomedtohavingaroundwerei
8、nonemomenttotallydislodged.ButIcontinuedtoendure,despitethediscomfort.AlthoughadaptingtoAmerican
