Introduction to European Culture

Author: Wang Zuoliang et al. (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 1992-02-01
Features: This is a textbook for the College English Department in China, compiled for teaching purposes. Chinese university students learning English often encounter difficulties in reading English publications and interacting with people from English-speaking countries due to a lack of knowledge about European culture. English is filled with countless allusions, famous quotes, idioms, names of people, places, etc., derived from ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, literature, and history, the Hebrew Bible, Renaissance art, or significant events and figures related to ideas, technology, politics, and society from various periods. If one has little knowledge of these, understanding reading materials may be challenging, and conversations may also be difficult. However, once one gains more knowledge about them, not only will comprehension improve, but language learning will also become better because language is learned through culture.