21世纪大学英语 教学课件 21st Century College English Book One 山东经济学院外语系 CLICK
21st Century College English Book One 山东经济学院外语系 21世纪大学英语 教学课件
21st Century College english: Book I Unit 2: Part A Conversational Ballgames CLICI
Unit 2: Part A 21st Century College English: Book 1 Conversational Ballgames
Unit Two: Parta Cultural Knowledge ° Pre-reading Activity Language Points Exercises Quiz Keys
Unit Two: Part A • Cultural Knowledge • Pre-reading Activity • Language Points • Exercises • Quiz & Keys
Language culture Language is part of culture, and thus is inseparable from culture. If learning or speaking a foreign language without a knowledge of its culture, the learner or the spea ker is inevita bly influenced by his own culture which he is quite familiar with. Therefore differences in culture will become a barrier in successful communication between speakers from different countries
Cultural Knowledge • Language & Culture • Language is part of culture, and thus is inseparable from culture. If learning or speaking a foreign language without a knowledge of its culture, the learner or the speaker is inevitably influenced by his own culture which he is quite familiar with. Therefore differences in culture will become a barrier in successful communication between speakers from different countries
Cultural Knowledge Western-style and Japanese-style Conversations Western people often find it difficult to make successful conversations with Japanese people. Differences in culture are at least in part responsible for this problem. To make the point clear, the author of the text compares these two kinds of conversations to certain types of ballgames. In the authors eyes, a western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis while the Japanese-style conversation is like bowling
Cultural Knowledge • Western-style and Japanese-style Conversations • Western people often find it difficult to make successful conversations with Japanese people. Differences in culture are at least in part responsible for this problem. To make the point clear, the author of the text compares these two kinds of conversations to certain types of ballgames. In the author’s eyes, a western-style conversation between two people is like a game of tennis while the Japanese-style conversation is like bowling