Incorporating Intercultural Communication into College English Teaching
Abstract
Globalization has become an irreversible and self-evident truth in today’s world. With globalization, the range and amount of intercultural communications have surpassed those in any other time in human history. This paper examines some texts in New Horizon College English—Reading and Writing, analyzes the challenges in intercultural communication and cultural adaptation reflected in these materials, and aims to put forward some suggestions for teachers to incorporate intercultural communication knowledge into college English teaching.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i24.6986
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