As to cultural shock reflections on multicultural education

【Abstract】There is influence about cultural shock on multicultural education. At present some questions come into being. These questions could be resolved with different ways.

【Key words】cultural shock; multicultural education reflections

【作者簡(jiǎn)介】Huan Wang， China West Normal University.

1. Influence about cultural shock on multicultural education

The term culture shock is often used flippantly when talking about cultural differences and how we deal with them. It is often overlooked that it is more than the source of funny anecdotes arising from cultural peculiarities or misunderstandings. In an international society，the exchanges between nation and nation is more and more important，also more and more multifarious. Today education faces enormous challenges.Those students from different countries live in a world that the environment changes rapidly. With the development of internet，students can receive more and more information from world including that of culture.So this situation influence education a lot. And education can make a bid difference in students’ lives. Using the right ways to students’ growing-up is essential.

2. Questions about multicultural education

2.1Students’ attention attracted by foreign cultural symbol When facing different cultural，as a student， he couldn’t clearly recognize them and acquire knowledge. For example， if Christmas day is coming ， some students exchange apples or buy Christmas trees. Students dressed up as a ghost because celebrating Halloween. But they will not celebrate Chinese festivals like that.This indicates that their attention are more likely attracted buy foreign culture.

2.2 Unclear values orientation

Another question about multicultural education is Unclear values orientation. When students like foreign culture， they take in value that culture convey. Western culture emphasize more individualism and Chinese culture emphasize collectivism.This lead a condition that students are more likely care themselves when face a problem that that needs a team to finish it. Students in a school likes to be different between their students.In China Chinese family stress be filial to your parents and respect their brothers.But there is no explicit requirement in western culture.

3. Reflections about multicultural education facing cultural shock

3.1 Culture occupy the campus

Why so many students are likely to celebrate foreign festivals？ There are so many foreign cultural elements that can arouse their interest when the foreign festivals is coming. There is no doubt that students always ignore Indigenous culture. The campus should be permeated with cultural elements. For example， so many display board show pearls of wisdom. When different Chinese festivals are coming，elements that convey deep festival meaning should be presented. And classroom or dormitory could be decorated with cultural elements.

3.2 Culture permeates the classroom

Chinese valuable culture could be inherited powerfully by teachers through class. Students believe in their teachers. So culture spread by the teachers become more and more important. For example，a teacher teaches Chinese and their students could learn so much classic poetry. When a teacher is in a mathematics lesson， he can tell students ZuChongzhi is father of math and analyse this valuable spirit that is on behalf of Chinese culture， that is， spirit of living plainly and working hard.

3.3 Educate students after class through traditional culture

Except class Chinese culture could be conveyed through the second class. There are so many cultural activities could be implemented. Students likes to take party in extracurricular activities. They could feel The charm of culture.

When facing cultural shock， there are three points that should be noticed. Firstly，education need Inclusiveness，that is， different cultures exist in a school at the same time . Secondly， take in others’ strong points that is in their culture. Thirdly，cultivate students’ sense of identity with our own culture and strong sense of social responsibility that the young people take the initiative to spread Chinese excellent culture.

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