多元文化主义与外语文化教学策略

多元文化主义主张文化的多样性和差异性。从共时角度看,多样性是主要的,是文化的深层结构。从历时角度看,文化趋同是次要的,是文化的表层结构。表层文化和深层文化相辅相成,成为文化的统一体。外语教学应以多元文化主义教育理念为指导,利用“中介文化”促进文化融合,运用移情提高学生的文化适应能力,从而实现表层文化向深层文化的过渡。

Multiculturalism and Its Impact on the Culture Strategies in the Foreign Language Teaching

Multiculturalism advocates cultural varieties and differences.From the diachronic perspective,varieties demonstrate the in-depth culture while similarities are minor and form surface structure of culture from the synchronic side.The two cultures are interrelated and can be merged into a whole body of certain culture.Based on the educational theory of multiculturalism,this paper proposes some culture teaching strategies,such as how to enhance the merging of cultures utilizing the inter-culture and how to improve the cultural adaptability,and further illustrates how surface culture is developed into in-depth culture.