Author(s)

Yang Liu ¹, Hong Liu ², Yijia Hong ²

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of English Studies, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Tianjin, 300204, China
² Beijing Institute of Technology, Bryant University-BITZH Programme, Zhuhai, 519088, China

Corresponding Author

Hong Liu

ABSTRACT

The culture immersion should be brought into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching in Chinese universities. Understanding English culture can help Chinese students deepen the understanding of the English language and communicate more effectively in English.  This paper introduces the concept of culture and links culture with language teaching. In literature review, the author describes historical status and current reform of English education in Chinese universities as the background of this research. Then, this paper explains the reasons for integrating culture with English teaching in Chinese universities. Strategies for integrating culture with English teaching are studied to provide feasibilities for this practice. The author generalizes difficulties in culture immersion in the EFL classroom. In the last part, recommendations are made for practice. The aims of this paper are not only to identify the importance of culture immersion to Chinese university students, but also to explore feasible ways for improving cultural immersion in university education.

KEYWORDS

Cultural Immersion, University Education, English Teaching

CITE THIS PAPER

Yang Liu, Hong Liu, Yijia Hong, An Analysis on Cultural Immersion in English Teaching in Universities. Adult and Higher Education (2024) Vol. 6: 137-141. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2024.060520.

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