Abstract
This article aims to focus on waking high school English teachers’ awareness of cultural differences in the penetration of English teaching process. It will discuss how to practice the implementation of language teaching and cultural awareness training mutual penetration, integration in teaching English in various stages. Cultivating students’ consciousness about the cultural differences from high school will lay the foundation for cross-cultural communication for the future. At the same time, the writer hopes to attract more English teachers to concern about this issue in their teaching process to cultivate more foreign language talents, who have both solid language basics and comprehensive cross-cultural communicative skills.
Key words: Cultural awareness; Middle school English teaching; Intercultural communication competence
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
1. Introduction 2
2. The importance of culture, the necessity and significance of cross-cultural awareness 4
3. The principle of cultivating cross-cultural awareness 5
3.1. Practical applicability 5
3.2. Adaptability 5
3.3. Comparative fusion 5
3.4. Participation and experience 6
4. Measures to cultivate intercultural awareness 6
4.1. Creating an English atmosphere to cultivate English thinking ability 6
4.2. Activating teaching materials to compare cultural differences 7
4.3. Using cultural festivals to present background information 8
4.4. Designing English activities to experience the exotic culture 8
References 10
