A STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF SOME CULTURAL DIMENSIONS ON THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH AT THANH HOA MEDICAL COLLEGE

Abstract

Cultural knowledge plays a vital role in the cross-cultural communication process thanks to the inseperable relationship between language and culture. Therefore, with an aim to facilitate students’ use of English, the study investigated the effects of three important cross-cultural dimensions: Subjectivity – Objectivity, Directness – Indirectness, Accuracy – Inaccuracy on English learning at Thanh Hoa Medical College through two questionnaires. Some implications for English teaching and learning English are also provided in the hope that they will help raise students’ cross-cultural awareness in order to enhance their communicative competence.