Frontiers in Educational Research, 2020, 3(11); doi: 10.25236/FER.2020.031127.
Manqi Liu
Foreign language College , Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, China
With the constant development of the global economy, cross-cultural communication courses for undergraduates are becoming more and more important for business English major. Intercultural communication course is a practical and applicable course, so the traditional teaching method is difficult to help teachers achieve the ideal teaching effect. The author finds that case teaching method is very consistent with the characteristics of cross-cultural communication course and conducive to the implementation of the teaching reform of intercultural communication course. This thesis defines the contents and concepts of case teaching method and intercultural communication, and expounds the characteristics of case teaching method. In addition, this thesis discusses the present situation of intercultural communication teaching in colleges and universities, further explores the implementation of the current case teaching method in intercultural communication course, and points out the specific problems and causes. Based on these, some corresponding suggestions are brought up to ameliorate the teaching effect.
Case Teaching Method; intercultural communication course; business English teaching
Manqi Liu. The Application of Case Teaching Method in Intercultural Communication Course. Frontiers in Educational Research (2020) Vol. 3 Issue 11: 174-181. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2020.031127.
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