Impact of Cultural Identity on English learning for Chinese EFL Learners
BasedontheliteratureviewofsomepublishedarticlesthatreportontheimpactofculturalidentityonEnglishlearningforChineseEFLlearners,thispaperexaminestherelationshipbetweenculturalidentityandlanguagelearning.Throughthereviewofearlierresearchers,thisstudypointsoutculturalidentitynotonlyinfluencesL1languagelearningbutalsoL2languagelearning.AlthoughmanystudiesshowedthatthehomeculturalidentityoftheEFLorESLlearnershasanegativeimpactontheirEnglishlearning,therearealsoresearchersstressingitspositiveimpactonthoselearners.Finally,thepapermakestwoinstructionalsuggestionstoimproveChineseEnglishcompetenceofEFLlearners.
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The Applied College of Sciences and Arts,Beijing Union University