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Title
Raising Awareness of Cultural Differences in Language Classrooms

Author
Xiuqin Zhang

Bio
Zhang Xiuqin, professor of English, now teaches EFL at Yanshan University in P.R. China. Her current research interests include English language teaching and inter-cultural communication. She has published several textbooks and articles.

Abstract:
This paper raises concerns about cultural differences between the East and West that often result in misunderstandings between Chinese students and Western teachers. Cultural differences frequently create obstacles and difficulties in both the teaching process for the English language instructors and learning process for Chinese students. Relevant Chinese and Western teaching methods are compared, along with the Chinese culture of learning, views of communication, and the importance of face-saving. Approaches to raising awareness of the cultural differences in the classroom are provided at the end of the paper.

Key words:-Culture in language, Chinese EFL, face saving,