A Comparative Study on Han Chinese and Korean Chinese Undergraduates’ English Ability to Express Chinese Culture in EFL Classes
EFL 과정에서 중국 한족과 조선족 대학생의 중국 문화 영어 구사 능력에 대한 비교 연구
This comparative study investigated 64 Han Chinese and Korean Chinese undergraduates in China on their English ability to express Chinese culture and their perceptions of Chinese culture and of cultural integration in EFL teaching in China. Descriptive statistics and Mann Whitney U test were used for data analysis on the cultural test and questionnaire. Results revealed college students' deficiency in expressing Chinese culture in English, Han Chinese performing more competently than Korean Chinese in general whether in Chinese mainstream culture-loaded vocabulary, Chinese minority culture-loaded vocabulary or cultural writing. Chinese mainstream culture-loaded vocabulary might boost cultural writing to a certain extent. The students' perceptions of Chinese culture, in respect of knowledge, skills and motivation, indicated that Han Chinese students responded more positively than Korean Chinese both in Chinese mainstream culture and Chinese minority culture. The students' perceptions of the integration of Chinese culture in EFL classes showed that all students agreed that the cultural content in teachers‘ instruction and textbooks were still English-culture centered, without effectively integrating Chinese culture into EFL teaching, with Chinese minority culture ignored. In terms of the integration of Chinese culture in students' presentation in EFL classes, significantly more Korean Chinese selected minority culture, exactly their own culture, as their topic than Han Chinese. Based on these findings, suggestions were put forward for the improvement of students' English ability to express Chinese culture, effective cultural instruction and promotion of students' intercultural communication and their contribution to the unity of all ethnic groups, such as improvement of students' English ability, students' correct perception and awareness of Chinese culture. and conscious and effective integration of Chinese mainstream culture and minority culture in EFL teaching.
목차
Ⅰ. Introduction Ⅱ. Literature Review Ⅲ. Research Methods Ⅳ. Research Results and Discussion V. Conclusion and Implications References 논문초록
키워드
영어 구사 능력중국 주류 문화소수민족 문화한족 대학생조선족 대학생EFL 과정English expression abilityChinese mainstream cultureChinese minority cultureHan Chinese undergraduatesKorean Chinese undergraduatesEFL classes
저자
Li, Guihua [ 리계화 | Associate Professor, College of Foreign Languages, Yanbian Universiy ]
First Author
Dengting Boyanton [ 邓婷 博延顿 | President, Sino-American Educational Research Association (S-AERA). ]
Corresponding Author
동북아시아문화학회 [The Association of North-east Asian Cultures]
설립연도
2000
분야
복합학>학제간연구
소개
동북아시아 문화의 다양성과 정체성을 연구 토론하고, 지역내 문화 교류의 다양한 모습을 연구하고 문화변동의 큰 틀을 집적함으로써 우리 민족 문화 및 상대 민족의 문화적 터전을 이해하여 문화공동체적 특성을 계발하고 상호 관련성의 강화를 유도하는 학술활동을 통해 동북아시아의 문화발전에 이바지함.