Questions about culturally-loaded words

A

B

C

Interested

usually

Not very interested

sometimes

No interest at all

seldom

1. Are you interested in western culture?

72

23

5

2. Are you interested in traditional Chinese culture?

81

17

2

3. Do you make comparison between western culture and traditional Chinese culture?

12

57

31

4. Do you compare the different meaning of the same subject in terms of western and Chinese culture, such as dragon, or dog?

15

55

30

5. Are you confused with some western cultural factors while reading English books?

49

45

6

6. Do you pay attention to cultural connotations while meeting new words?

25

26

49

7. Does your English teacher introduce related culture background to you before the study of text?

86

10

4

8. Does your English teacher explain the words’ cultural meaning to you when teaching vocabulary?

63

24

13

9. Does your English teacher explain the words’ cultural meaning by comparing Chinese culture with western culture?

27

36

37