Intercultural Communication in Teaching Chinese to European Students

• Authors: Eva-Nicoleta Burdușel , Song Shaofeng , Li Caiyue
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The major goal of the present study is to highlight to tight connection and interdependency between language and culture from both theoretical and applied perspectives, with special focus on the reciprocal influence and impact on teaching Chinese language and literature to foreign students, particularly in the European context. Famous scholars have wisely noted the sine-quanon relation of society, culture, history, geography and language evinced in the process of communication, at large, and most notably in translation, literary studies and language learning, which are complex processes requiring a thorough and conscious immersion in the context of the language. The paper also includes a case study on teaching Chinese language and culture to foreign students.

Keywords

EN

intercultural communication; teaching Chinese to foreign students; best practice

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Management of Sustainable Development
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 39-41

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2016-02-12

Contributors

author

Eva-Nicoleta Burdușel

• ”Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Sibiu, Romania

author

Song Shaofeng

• Beijing Language and Culture University Confucius Institute, China

author

Li Caiyue

• Beijing Language and Culture University Confucius Institute, China

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/msd-2015-0029