The Cross-Cultural Training of College English Teaching Under the Concept of “Internet+”

Abstract

Objective: To improve the college student's English level by combining English language teaching with cultural teaching through "Internet+" technology. Method: This paper introduces the concepts of "Internet+" and Cross-Culture, and analyses the importance of cultural factors in English teaching. It also studies the teaching content of the combination of English teaching and cultural teaching. It mainly includes the cultural connotation of English words, English syntax and discourse structure features. Beyond this there are the cultural background, ways of thinking, communication styles, behaviour, and their values in Anglo-American countries. In addition, this paper builds flipped English classroom teaching modes based on MOOC and Micro-Class, and introduces the current mobile learning environment and generalized learning environment. Results: Compared with the traditional teaching mode, "Internet+" provides abundant teaching resources for English teaching, and diversified learning approaches. These advantages can meet diverse needs of students' English learning, which greatly mobilizes the learning interest. At the same time, the combination of cultural teaching has further improved students' English learning efficiency. Conclusions: According to their individual needs, both teachers and students can choose appropriate teaching methods so that they can learn English quickly and efficiently. Meanwhile, applying Internet technology can help students better understand the cultural background of Anglo-American countries, which is conducive to the integration of English learning and cultural knowledge and improving Cross-Cultural communication skills.