浅析中西方文化差异对英语学习的影响.doc

1、吉林农业科技学院学士学位论文论文题目浅析中西方文化差异对英语学习的影响年级专业10级英语本科2班学生姓名学号1009603206指导教师评阅教师完成日期2014年5月20日吉林农业科技学院JILINAGRICULTURALSCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYTHESISFORBACHELORSDEGREETITLEANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGEMAJORENGLISHNAMENUMBER1009603206206TUTORDATE05/

2、20/2014ANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE1摘要本文探讨了中西方文化差异对英语学习的影响，认为跨文化交际是影响学生学习英语的最主要障碍，包括种族不同、政治文化不同、宗教信仰不同以及社会生活不同。并提出了提高学习能力的有效策略，如充分了解西方文化背景、忌讳等。关键词中西方；文化；差异；英语；学生ANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE2

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18、ISION,INCREASEYOURKNOWLEDGE,ENLIVENYOURWAYOFTHINKING,STRENGTHENLANGUAGESENSE,BUTALSOHAVEAGREATADVANTAGEOFEXPANDINGVOCABULARYITISVERYIMPORTANTFORALLLISTENERSFEWREADINGWILLLEADTOPOORKNOWLEDGE,WHICHMAKESRIGIDWAYOFTHINKINGANDLOWABILITYOFJUDGING,SUMMINGUP,INFERRINGANDFORECASTINGLANGUAGEASAPARTOFCULTURE,I

19、TSPARTICULARITYDISPLAYSINITISTHEIMPORTANTTOOLOFLEARNINGCULTURE,PEOPLEINTHESTUDYANDAPPLICATIONOFTHEWHOLEPROCESSOFDEVELOPINGCULTURE22LANGUAGEREFLECTSTHECULTUREOFANATIONTHROUGHTHELANGUAGEOFANATIONPEOPLECANUNDERSTANDTHATTHENATIONALCUSTOMS,LIFESTYLEANDTHINKINGCHARACTERISTICSOFCULTURALCHARACTERISTICSFOREX

20、AMPLE,INTWOLINESTOANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE6PARENTSBROTHERSANDSISTERSTHEAPPELLATIONTHEPERFORMANCEFORMSOFTHELANGUAGE,THEREAREBIGDIFFERENCESINENGLISHANDCHINESEINENGLISH,ONLYUNCLE,AUNTTWOWORDS,INCHINESE,THEREARE“BO,SHU,GU,JIU,YI”NOTTOMIXTHISPHEN

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22、EVELOPMENT,CULTURALDEVELOPMENTALSOPROMOTEDTHEDEVELOPMENTOFTHELANGUAGEISRICH,THELANGUAGEOWNUP,PEOPLEHAVECULTURELANGUAGEISTHEIMPORTANTSYMBOLSFROMPEOPLEANDANIMALHUMANCREATEDCULTUREINLANGUAGE,ANDINTURN,CULTUREAFFECTSTHEHUMAN,CAUSEHUMANSTOGREATERPROGRESSHUMANLANGUAGEISTHELANGUAGEOFHUMANSOCIETY,ITHASMANYC

23、LOSERELATIONSHIP，WITHHUMANSOCIETYANDHUMANCULTURE24LANGUAGEISATOOLOFTHINKING,ANDTHECOMPOSITIONOFTHECULTUREWITHOUTTHINKINGASTHETOOLOFTHINKING,LANGUAGEAFFECTSANDRESTRICTSTHEWAY,THESCOPEANDDEPTHOFTHINKINGHOWEVER,WHENTHINKINGDEVELOPMENTTOACERTAINDEGREE,LANGUAGEFORMCANTMEETTHEIRNEEDSORHINDERITSDEVELOPMENT

24、,PEOPLEWILLCONSCIOUSLYORUNCONSCIOUSLYTRANSFORMATIONTHINKINGTOOL,TOMAKELANGUAGECHANGE,INTHISSENSE,THINKINGISINFLUENCESANDRESTRICTSTHELANGUAGE25DIFFERENTLANGUAGEHAVEDIFFERENTUSEFULBECAUSEOFTHEDIFFERENTCULTUREBACKGROUNDFOREXAMPLE,WHENPEOPLEMEETATTHESPECIALPLACE,THEYALSOASK“AREYOUEAT”WHENTHEYMEETATRESTA

25、URANTOR“WHICHBOOKHAVEYOUREAD”WHENTHEYMEETATLIBRARYBUTTHEWESTERNPEOPLEONLYSAY“HELLO”INTHEUNITEDSTATES,TOINVITEOTHERSISEQUIVALENTTOBORROWSOMEONEELSETIME,SO“INVITED“AROUNDTHE“TIME“INCHINA,TOINVITEOTHERSTOACTIVITYISCONSIDEREDTOBETHESACRIFICEOFTHEIROWNTIMEORGIVEOTHERSFACEANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEAND

26、WESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE7CHAPTER3THEINFLUENCEOFENGLISHLEARNINGBETWEENTHEDIFFERENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCOUNTRIESDIFFERENTNATIONSOFLANGUAGEAREDIFFERENTCULTUREWEMUSTATTACHIMPORTANCETOCULTURE,CANELIMINATETHEDIFFERENTBETWEENLANGUAGES,SOASTOTRULYACHIEVETHEGOALOFCULTURALCOMMUNICATI

27、ONITINCLUDESETHNICCUSTOMS,POLITICALANDCULTURALDIFFERENCES,RELIGIOUSBELIEFS,SOCIALLIFEANDGEOGRAPHICREGIONALDIFFERENCES31THEINFLUENCEOFETHNICCUSTOMSDIFFERENCETOTHEENGLISHLEARNINGCUSTOMSISPEOPLETOCOMMUNICATEWITHYOUINOURDAILYLIFELANGUAGEISDIFFERENTDUETOPEOPLEDIFFERENTLIVEENVIRONMENTCHINESEISALSOLIKETHAT

28、CHINESEPEOPLEEMPHASISONEATING,EATINGPROBLEMHASLONGBEENPARTICULARLYCONCERNEDABOUTPEOPLE,SOTHISTOPICHASBECOMEONEOFTHEFAVORITEDISCUSSIONTOPICPEOPLEALWAYSPOLITETOSAY“AREYOUEAT”WHENTHEYMEETINGMOSTOFTHECHINESEPEOPLEALLKNOWEATINGORNOTEATINGARENOTIMPORTANT,JUSTGREET,BUTIFYOUASKTHEBRITISHPEOPLE“AREYOUEAT”HIS

29、FIRSTREACTIONIS“HEISGOINGTOINVITEMETOHAVEAMEAL“INFACT,THECHINESEASKATEWHENYOUMEETISTHESAMEMEANINGASBRITISHPEOPLEALWAYSASKTHEWEATHERGOODTODAYBUTJUSTACCORDINGTOTHEIRCUSTOMSTOFOREIGNCOMMUNICATIONCOULDMAKEEACHOTHEROFFCHINESEPEOPLEHEARPRAISEFROMOTHERSALWAYSSAY“WHERE,WHERE”OR“NO,NO”ITMAKESWESTERNERSFEELPU

30、ZZLINGINTHEWEST,THEYWILLGLADLYACCEPTYOURPRAISEANDSAY“THANKYOU”INADDITION,CHINESEPEOPLETHINKMARRIED,CELEBRATEBIRTHDAYANDTHEOLDMANDIEDALLISJOYOUSOCCASIONFORWESTERNERS,MARRIED,CELEBRATETHEBIRTHDAYISHAPPYTHINGSFORGRANTED,ENGLISHCALLEDFESTIVALS“REDLETTERDAY”,BUTTHEYDONTUNDERSTANDTHEOLDMANDIED,INOURNATION

31、ALCUSTOMS,PHYSICALLAWSOFNATURE,THEOLDMANALIFETIMEWITHOUTACCIDENTISAJOYOUSOCCASIONSOWESTERNPEOPLETHINKTHISISCHINASSPECIALPERSONALITYITISNODOUBTTHATITISATRADITIONTOUSECHOPSTICKSFORCHINESEBUTPEOPLEINAMERICAPREFERTOFORKSANDKNIVESTHISDIFFERENTRESULTISBASEDONDIFFERENTFOODTHEYLIKEAMERICANSCHOOSETOEATBEEFST

32、EAK,BREAD,ANDSALAD,WHILECHINESEPEOPLECHOOSENOODLES,PANCAKESANDRICEWHATISMORE,THECUSTOMOFDRINKINGTEAINCHINAANDDRINKINGANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE8COFFEEINAMERICAARESTANDOUTPARTICULARLYHOWEVER,THEREISATRENDTHATTHEFOODINBOTHCOUNTRIESHASBEENMIXTURE

33、FOREXAMPLE,THECOFFEEANDBREADHAVEINTRODUCEDTOCHINATHEFAMOUSKFCISVERYPOPULARATCHILDRENPEOPLEONTHEEARTHAREHOMOLOGOUS,BUTDIFFERENTPEOPLEINDIFFERENTPLACE，PERFORMANCEONTHEWAYOFTHINKINGDIFFERENCESBETWEENCHINESEANDWESTERNWAYOFTHINKINGREFLECTEDINMANYASPECTSSUCHASTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENABSTRACTANDCONCRETE,REFLEC

34、TEDINTHEIRATTITUDESTOWARDSLIFECANBEUNDERSTOODASWESTERNERSAREMOREPRACTICAL,ANDTHECHINESEAREMUCHMOREBIASEDTOWARDSSOMESPIRITUALEXPERIENCEWESTERNERSPAYATTENTIONTOLOGICALTHINKING,BUTCHINESEPAYMOREATTENTIONTODIALECTICALTHINKINGANDSOONASCHINESEANDWESTERNWAYOFTHINKINGAREDIFFERENTFOREXAMPLE,WECANSEETHENAMESO

35、FWESTERNSTYLEARENOTLIKEOURS,THEYPUTTHEIRGIVENNAMESATTHEFIRSTPLACE,WHILEWEPUTTHEMAFEAROURFAMILYNAMES,THATISTOSAY,WEREGARDOURFAMILYMOREIMPORTANTTHANOURSELVES,ANDITSTHEWAYOFEASTERNTHINKINGWESTERNERSHAVEANOTHERWAYOFTHINKING,THEYTHINKTHATEACHPERSONISIMPORTANTINOURWORLDANDSOCIETY,ANDAPERSONSHOULDPLAYAIMPO

36、RTANTROLEAMONGOURHUMANBEINGS32POLITICALDIFFERENCESONTHEIMPACTOFLEARNINGENGLISHWESTERNERSHAVEINSISTEDTHATTHE“BODY“,THECHINESEEMPHASISON“HEART“,BUTTHEYALLHAVEASIMILARPLACEFOREXAMPLE,INGREEKPHILOSOPHERS,PLATO,PAYATTENTIONTOTHECULTIVATIONOFINDIVIDUALMORALCHARACTERPLATOBELIEVEDTHATAMANOFNOBLESHOULDHAVEGO

37、ODMORALCHARACTER,BUTALSOCONSTANTLYLEARNING,TOMASTERTHEMATHEMATICALKNOWLEDGE,CULTIVATENOBLEHOBBY,ANDFINALLYHAVEASTRONGBODYPLATOTHOUGHTTHATMANCANBEARTHERESPONSIBILITIESOFMANAGERSINTHECITYSTATEPEOPLESHOULDIMPROVETHEMSELVESATFIRST,ANDTHENTORUNTHECOUNTRYITISTHESAMEASCHINESEPHILOSOPHEROFCULTIVATEONESMORAL

38、ITY,TERMS,GOVERNINGTHECOUNTRYANDTHEWORLD33THEINFLUENCEOFRELIGIOUSBELIEFSDIFFERENTTOTHEENGLISHLEARNINGMOSTWESTERNERSBELIEVEINCHRISTIANITY,THINKGODCREATEDEVERYTHINGANDEVERYTHINGINTHEWORLDISGODARRANGEMENT,ANDCHRISTIANITYINTHEHISTORYOFWESTERNDOMINANCE,THEMONARCHSPOWERISSIMPLYLISTENINGTOTHECHURCHINCHINA,

39、THEREARENOTMANYPEOPLEHAVERELIGIOUSBELIEFS,MOSTALSOISBUDDHISMPEOPLEALWAYSHAVEREADIS“BODHISATTVA”OR“LAOTIANYE”,ITWILLMAKEAGREATDIFFERENCEBETWEENGODAANALYZINGTHEINFLUENCEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE9NDLAOTIANYE,REPRESENTEDBYTHEDIFFERENTTOOCHINESEPEOPLEREGARDOURSELVESAS

40、DESCENDANTSASDESCENDANTSOFTHEDRAGONCHINESEHAVEASUPREMERESPECTFORTHEDRAGON,WETHINKDRAGONISASYMBOLOFOURNATIONINTHEDYNASTYTIME,CHINESEEMPERORSGENERALLYSELFSTYLED“DRAGON”HOWEVER,INTHEWEST,THEDRAGONWASREGARDEDASDEVIL,ANDITWASKILLEDBYTHELEGENDARYGODFORTHISREASONWHENTHESTUDENTDESCRIBESAPERSONSLIVELY,THEYSA

41、Y“HE/SHEISFULLOFVIMANDVIGOR“NOT”HE/SHEISASLIVELYASADRAGONANDTIGER“EVERYONEHASTHEIRFAVORITECOLOR,SODOESACONTRARYANDANATIONCHINESELIKETHEREDCOLOR,BECAUSECHINESETHINKREDISASYMBOLOFLUCKANDENTHUSIASMBUTWESTERSPREFERTOTHEBLUECOLOR,THEYTHINKBLUECANMAKETHEMSELVESCALMTHUS,DIFFERENTCOLORHASDIFFERENTMEANINGSTH

42、EREFERENCEOFDIFFERENTCOLORSCANREFLECTALLTHEWHOLEOFATASTENOMATTERCHINESEORWESTERNERS,PEOPLEBELIEVEINDIFFERENTRELIGIONINCHINA,DIFFERENTPEOPLEBELIEVEINDIFFERENTIMMORTALS,MOSTPEOPLEBELIEVEINBUDDHISM,BUTTHEYALSOBELIEVEINOTHERIMMORTALSATTHESAMETIMEINMANYWESTERNCOUNTRIES,ESPECIALLYINTHEANGLOAMERICAN,PEOPLE

43、ONLYBELIEVEINCHRISTIAN,ANDEVERYONEBELIEVEINITINCLUDINGTHELEADERSOFTHECOUNTRY,BUTTHERUILINGPARTYSMEMBERSMUSTBEATHEISTINCHINAINADDITION,WESTERNCOUNTRIESPEOPLETENDTOTHINKTHATSINGULARNUMBERARELUCKY,ANDTHEYWOLDLIKETOPLUSONETOTHEWHOLEHUNDREDANDTHOUSAND,SUCHASONEHUNDREDANDONETHANKS,ORHAVEONETHOUSANDONETHIN

44、GSTODO,ETCONTHECONTRARYTHETRADITIONALCHINESECULTUREBELIEVESTHATTHENUMBEROFPAIRSISTHELUCKYNUMBERPEOPLEUSEMANYNUMBEROFPAIRSTOEXPRESSTHEGOODTHINGS,GOODLUCKANDSOONCHINESECULTUREANDBUDDHISM,TAOISMANDMOREAFFECTEDBYTHEIMPACTOFCONFUCIANISM,THECHINESE,THEREAREALOTOFRELATEDARGOT“JIEHUAXIANFO“临时抱佛脚“做一天和尚撞一天钟“A

45、NDSOONITISDUETOTHEDIVERSITYOFCULTURE,RESULTINGINTHEDIFFERENCESBETWEENENGLISHANDCHINESEMETAPHORTHISDIFFERENCETOTHECROSSCULTURALCOMMUNICATIONHASBROUGHTTHEIMPACTASAFOREIGNLANGUAGESTUDENTS,DONOTUNDERSTANDTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENMETAPHORANDLANGUAGEWILLMAKEMISTAKES,SOMETIMESMISTAKENLYMADEGOODASPLEASANT,CAUSED

46、BYEITHERONEORBOTHOFTHECONVERSATIONUNPLEASANTALSOSOMETIMESMOCKEDASAPRAISEWHENANATIVELANGUAGEOTHEROPERATORSDONOTUNDERSTANDTHELANGUAGECONTAINEDINTHECULTURALDIFFERENCES,ITISOFTENDIFFICULTFORSUCHLANGUAGETOACCURATELYCONVEYTHEMEANINGOFTHEUNDERSTANDING,DIFFICULTYTOTHECROSSCULTURALEXCHANGEANALYZINGTHEINFLUEN

47、CEOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREDIFFERENCESINLEARNINGENGLISHLANGUAGE1034THEDIFFERENCESOFSOCIALLIFEIMPACTONENGLISHLEARNINGTHECONTRACTOFCHINESEANDWESTERNCULTUREREFLECTINEVERYWHEREOFSOCIALLIFEFOREXAMPLE,WESTERNERSADVOCATEPERSONALFREEDOMANDCHINESEADVOCATEPERSONALANDSOCIALHARMONYANDBALANCEBUTTHEFREEDOMOFTHEW

48、ESTERNERSISNOTANUNLIMITEDFREEDOM,ITMUSTBEWITHINTHESCOPEOFTHELAWALLOWSSIMILARLY,THECHINESEREQUESTTHEMSELVESLEARNTOSELFCONTROLCHINESEANDWESTERNDIETSAREVERYDIFFERENT,SOTHEDIFFERENCESALSOHAVEANIMPACTONTHENATIONALCHARACTERINCHINA,ABANQUET,NOMATTERWHATPURPOSE,THEREWILLBEONLYONEFORM,THATIS,EVERYONESITAROUN

49、DONETABLEPEOPLETOASTEACHOTHER,ANDEATTHESAMEFOODINONEPLATE,ITREFLECSTHEMUTUALRESPECTBETWEENPEOPLEEVENTHETRADITIONALCOURTEUSVIRTUEALTHOUGHFROMTHEHEALTHPOINTOFVIEW,THISDIETARYAPPROACHHASOBVIOUSSHORTCOMINGS,ITISCONSISTENTWITHOUR“GREATNATIONALREUNION“INWESTERNCOUNTRIES,THEMOSTOBVIOUSCONTRASTOFTHECHINESEEATINGSTYLEISBUFFETTHATIS,DISPLAYALLTHEDISHES,PEOPLETAKEWHATTHEYNEED,NOTFIXEDTOONESEATFOREATING,ANDWALKFREELYINTHISWAY,ITCANFACILITATETHEEMOTIONALEXCHANGESBETWEENINDIVIDUALSSHOWINGTHEWESTERNERSPERSONALITYANDSELFRESPECT,HOWEVER,EATINGTHEIROWNFOOD,DONOTDISTURBOTHERS,ITISLACKOFTHEMOODO