A Study of Some Cultural Differences between China and English-Speaking Countries

Zhang Yingxin(International Department, Baotou Vocational & Technical College)

Abstract

This paper emphasizes the importance of cultural teaching in English teaching, and discusses some cultural differences between Chinese and English from the perspective of colors, numbers, table manner, the most important festival and animal connotation for our English teaching purposes.

Keywords

Culture; Difference; Teaching

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26549/jetm.v4i2.3869