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In this small town, I am afraid you cannot find much culture.
This article first discusses the contribution culture teaching can make to language teaching. It then presents practical suggestions for incorporating culture into the teaching of Chinese Language. Examples for current textbooks are used to illustrate the approach.
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Soh, K. (2020). Language Learning and Culture Teaching: Culture in Language. In: Teaching Chinese Language in Singapore. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1149-3_1
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