The Application of Culture Comparison in English Teaching for Chinese Mongolian Students.docVIP

The Application of Culture Comparison in English Teaching for Chinese Mongolian Students 　　Abstract 　　The Chinese Mongolian students are one of the ethnic minorities. They have specific folk features. Most of the Mongolian students haven’t learned English before. Therefore， the particularity of their nationality and their poor English backgrounds determine the particularity of English teaching. From the aspects of social customs and nonverbal communication， I introduced culture comparison into English teaching. In this way， the teacher attempted to cultivate students’culture awareness and found some feasible teaching methods to improve students’ command of English and thus enhance English teaching effect. 　　Key words： Culture comparison； Mongolian students； Social customs； Nonverbal communication； Teaching methods 　　INTRODUCTION 　　English teaching for Mongolian students has its particularity. In our university， the Mongolian students are mainly from Inner Mongolia and its surrounding areas such as Heilongjiang province and Jilin province. Many students are from rural areas， which are remote and backward. Their native language is Mongolian. Most of the students’ English proficiency is low， and even some of them only know a few English letters. Their characters have obvious folk features. However， they are bold and enthusiastic. And they are capable of singing and dancing. Besides， as ethnic minority， they are very cohesive. Different social backgrounds， and cultural backgrounds as well as their different English backgrounds decide the English teaching methods should be different. Effective and targeted teaching methods should be carried out to help the students improve their English proficiency. Therefore， the application of culture comparison is confirmed to be efficient in English teaching. 　　1. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURE TEACHING 　　According to the definition of culture given by Kroeber and Kluckhohn （1952）， culture is the knowledge acquainted by socia