中学英语教学中的文化导入---毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】中学英语教学中的文化导入 【作者】唐培川 【关键词】文化；英语教学；文化导入；交际能力 【指导老师】鲁晓权 【专业】英语 【正文】I. IntroductionAs for the education in our countries, although the introduction of the cultural teaching into the foreign language teaching has been widely recognized and become a consensus, there are diverse propositions and arguments about the pedagogical treatment of culture. Some teachers in the developed cities in China, in general, approaches the classroom use of textbooks as a resource that they exploit selectively, attempting to involve students in active discussion. They expect students’ participation which will include a critical evaluation of texts, revealing students’ independent thinking. Many Chinese students in the developing areas, however, consider approach textbooks as teachers and authorities. They expect the teacher to expound the book, they will learn through attentive listening, because the teacher is also an authority and provider of knowledge. They apparently accept this knowledge from the textbook uncritically, but in their minds they have their own thinking. Similarly, many good teachers encourage students to volunteer comments in class, as this will show interest and the speaker will be considered active. From the students’ perspective, however, this is showing off. It also prevents the teacher from talking and thus it is negatively evaluated, because it is the teacher, not other students, who should be transmitting knowledge.It is agreed that Chinese students are hardworking, well motivated, and friendly. However, the students seem unwilling to speak; they are passive and rather resistant to pair or group work. They seem oriented to exams and memorization, but not to the processes of learning. Based on research in China, demonstrates that paying heed to cultural materials and methods is insufficient. Attention also needs to be given to teachers’ and students’ ways of learning, and, by extension, each side needs to pay attention to the other side’s culture o