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Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
1.1 Current situation of culture teaching in China
1.2 Significance of understanding culture differences in college English teaching
1.3 Research questions
2. Literature Review
2.1The relationship between culture and language
2.2 Studies on colors
2.3 Studies on animal words
2.4 Intercultural competence
2.5 An overview of culture and language teaching
3. Differences of Cultural Connotation between English and Chinese
3.1 Differences of cultural connotations of basic color terms
3.1.1 Black and 黑
3.1.2 White and 白
3.1.3 Red and 红
3.1.4 Yellow and 黄
3.1.5 Green and 绿
3.1.6 Blue and 蓝
3.2 Differences of culture connotations of animal words
3.2.1 Same animal words with same culture connotations
3.2.2 Same animal words with different culture connotations
3.2.3 Same animal words without corresponding meaning
3.2.4 Different animal words with similar cultural connotations
4. Causes for Cultural Differences
4.1 Different concepts of values
4.2 Different thinking modes
4.3 Different geographical features
4.4 Different historical background
5. Investigation and Implications for Teaching
5.1 An investigation on cultural connotations
5.1.1 Purpose
5.1.2 Subjects
5.1.3 The process of the survey
5.2 Implications of culture differences for college English teaching
5.3 Strategies for college English teaching to foster the students' intercultural competence
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
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