Addressing Cultural Challenges of Teaching English to Chinese Students for Beginning ESL Instructors

Authors

  • Cassie Larson Park University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17161/ili.v8i0.11836

Keywords:

Chinese students, teaching English, ESL teaching challenges, cultural challenges

Abstract

Teaching English to students from an Asian cultural background presents unique challenges. This article uses the author’s experience of studying and teaching in China and working with Asian students in a multicultural context in the USA to identify persistent challenges, share the reasons that she believes are behind these challenges and offer practical solutions that instructors can use in their classroom today. Although the focus is primarily on Chinese students, the information might also be useful for ESL teachers working with other Asian learners. This article brings to attention cultural aspects rather than linguistic aspects.

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Published

2019-09-17

How to Cite

Larson, C. (2019). Addressing Cultural Challenges of Teaching English to Chinese Students for Beginning ESL Instructors. Issues in Language Instruction, 8, 38–46. https://doi.org/10.17161/ili.v8i0.11836

Issue

Vol. 8 (2019): Proceedings of the conference "Building Bridges for English Language Centers"

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Articles

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Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License that allows non-commercial uses of the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.