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International Journal of Educational Innovation and Science, 2021, 2(2); doi: 10.38007/IJEIS.2021.020204.

Current Situation of "Chinese Cultural Aphasia" in College English Education in China

Author(s)

Qian Wang

Corresponding Author:
Qian Wang
Affiliation(s)

Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Guizhou, China

Abstract

In China's English teaching, the cultural input of the target language is far more than that of the mother tongue. Chinese cultural aphasia occurs frequently, and many students are often unable to express Chinese culture in English. Therefore, this paper investigates the current situation of "Chinese cultural aphasia" in College English education. First of all, 193 students were tested for the ability of expressing Chinese culture English. Then, all the students were invited to conduct a questionnaire survey on the degree of difficulty. Finally, 42 English teachers were interviewed online. Finally, based on the survey data and interview results, the causes and coping strategies of "Chinese cultural aphasia" are summarized. The results show that the overall passing rate of CET-4 and CET-6 is 57.51%, and the percentage of total test scores is 43.6%, 48%, 49.13% and 50.4% respectively. The students' ability of expressing Chinese culture English is not high, and there is a phenomenon of "aphasia of Chinese culture". 43% of the students seldom involve in the study of Chinese culture in English class, 46% of the students hardly consult the English materials about Chinese culture after class, and 18 English teachers say that they sometimes mention Chinese culture. This shows that Chinese cultural knowledge is not valued in English classroom teaching. The main reasons for the phenomenon of "Chinese cultural aphasia" are the poor English expression ability and the contempt of Chinese cultural knowledge. The main way to eliminate the phenomenon of "Chinese cultural aphasia" is to improve the English level, establish an equal and correct view of language and culture, and have a correct understanding of culture teaching.

Keywords

College English, Chinese Culture Aphasia, Intercultural Communication, Culture Teaching

Cite This Paper

Qian Wang. Current Situation of "Chinese Cultural Aphasia" in College English Education in China. International Journal of Educational Innovation and Science (2021), Vol. 2, Issue 2: 21-30. https://doi.org/10.38007/IJEIS.2021.020204.

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