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- Title
Basic Issues in Teaching Foreign Language in the US: A Case Study of Cross-Cultural Communications.
- Authors
Wang, Camilla H.; Tian, Kathy
- Abstract
Cultural factors influence the communication and success potential of teaching foreign languages. Cultural awareness shapes foreign language instructors behavior in cross-culturally reflected education environment. Cultural factors may act as invisible barriers in foreign language classroom communications. Understanding cultural differences is one of the most significant skills of foreign language instructors for effectively teaching. This paper probes some key elements of cross-cultural issues in teaching Americans learning Mandarin Chinese and provides a framework for creating a more positive and friendly environment to teach Americans learning Mandarin Chinese.
- Subjects
FOREIGN language education; MANDARIN dialects -- Study &; teaching; CROSS-cultural communication; LANGUAGE teachers; SCHOOL environment; SOCIOCULTURAL factors
- Publication
Journal of Higher Education Theory & Practice, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 3/4, p143
- ISSN
2158-3595
- Publication type
Case Study