Author(s)

Xueyi Li

Corresponding Author

Xueyi Li

ABSTRACT

With the increasing influence of Chinese culture, and the country’s emphasis on the inheritance of outstanding local cultural concept, the importance of Chinese cultural elements has become increasingly prominent during the process of foreign language teaching in senior high schools. To cultivate the students’ cultural awareness has been prescribed in New English Curriculum Standard. Therefore, this paper attempts to identify the representation of Chinese cultural elements contained on English textbooks. For research purposes, it is not only necessary for catching up with the development of times, but also help compilers and teachers make an objective and fair understanding when using or evaluating textbooks. Qualitative method using a content analysis design is employed in the research. After analyzing the Chinese cultural elements in each part of textbooks, the relevant suggestions are put forward.

KEYWORDS

Chinese Cultural Elements, English Teaching, Textbooks