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An efficient way
to teach a
foreign
language,
especially to
adults, is to
compare it to
their native
language. A
study of the
linguistic
differences
between them
will help locate
the difficulties
in the learning
process, thus
increasing the
predictability
and
purposefulness
in teaching.
This contrastive
analysis is also
the basis for
translation
studies and
theories. The
so-called
translation
techniques
invariably
reflect the
differences
between the
target and
source
languages.
What’s more, the
contrastive
studies can also
facilitate the
communication
between the
people with
different native
languages, whose
awareness of the
linguistic
differences can
help them avoid
mistakes and
misunderstandings.
The lecture will
focus on the
major
differences
between the
Chinese and
English
languages and
try to trace the
cultural reasons
behind them.
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