Nowadays, learning a different language has become a global trend as the people are connecting more frequently. However, whether the culture learning should be one of the curriculums in the studies remains a controversial issue. I agree with the view that we should use a broader cultural approach when acquiring a second language.
Firstly, it is obvious that any language, as long as widely used, is definitely derived from its own unique local culture and the speakers’ lifestyle. Unlike other natural science, the new learners can not create or deduce the new words and expressions themselves, but only immerse themselves in the pure spoken environment and absorb, which has been proved to be the most efficient method. Therefore, the language context should not be neglected during the learning process.
Moreover, we should remember that the purpose of learning a foreign language is communication. it is impossible to interact with a foreigner without knowing about his culture and mindset. The learners will probably get confused about the grand floor when they are in the elevator, for example, if they do not know the slight difference between the British English and American English.
that is not to say that memorizing the words is not important. All languages are built upon the basic elements like alphabets, words and expressions. but honestly, we should not put too much attention to these things.
In sum, learning the cultural context is an indispensable part of learning a language; meanwhile we should also make effort to expand the vocabulary. only by digging into the social background and mentality of native speakers can we hope to communicate with them effectively.
Nowadays,
learning
a
different
language
has become a global trend as the
people
are connecting more
frequently
.
However
, whether the culture
learning
should be one of the curriculums in the studies remains a controversial issue. I
agree
with the view that we should
use
a broader cultural approach when acquiring a second language.
Firstly
, it is obvious that any
language
, as long as
widely
used
, is definitely derived from its
own
unique local culture and the speakers’ lifestyle. Unlike other natural science, the new learners can not create or deduce the new words and expressions themselves,
but
only
immerse themselves in the pure spoken environment and absorb, which has
been proved
to be the most efficient method.
Therefore
, the
language
context should not
be neglected
during the
learning
process.
Moreover
, we should remember that the purpose of
learning
a foreign
language
is communication.
it
is impossible to interact with a foreigner without knowing about his culture and mindset. The learners will
probably
get
confused about the grand floor when they are in the elevator,
for example
, if they do not know the slight difference between the British English and American English.
that
is not to say that memorizing the words is not
important
. All
languages
are built
upon the basic elements like alphabets, words and expressions.
but
honestly
, we should not put too much attention to these things.
In sum,
learning
the cultural context is an indispensable part of
learning
a
language
; meanwhile we should
also
make
effort to expand the vocabulary.
only
by digging into the social background and mentality of native speakers can we hope to communicate with them
effectively
.