Influence of Chinese and Western cultural differences on English learning

摘要

In recent years, English learning has become civil learning, and the importance of English learning is widely recognized. Learners of English have long been aware of the influence of cultural factors on English learning and its significance. Culture is the carrier of language. Language is the important tool of communication, which ties people together. Each nation has its own culture, which is expressed in the form of language. We should learn to grasp the cultural factors to better learning English. In this article, we studied cultural differences between Chinese and Western cultural, i.e. the belief, customs, ways of thinking, in order to improve the thinking of English learning and learning ability. Firstly, the relationship of language and culture was elaborated, and then through a large number of examples, the author made a comparative analysis on the differences between Chinese and Western cultures in English words and idioms, so as to clarify the important influence of cultural differences on English vocabulary learning.