E-mail has been implemented in foreign language learning and teaching for many years.It is widely approved that language learners’ communicative competence and intercultural competence can be developed through e-mail interaction in spite of the problems and difficulties existing in the process of designing and carrying out of an e-mail project.Hence,more and more language teachers from different countries are trying to search for the possibilities of integrating email interaction in their teaching context so as to improve the language-learning environment.
Effective teaching has always been a goal pursued by teachers as a part of education both from the western and eastern society,for it to some extend is considered an effective way to improve society.In this essay,both Chinese and western conceptions of teaching and learning will be discussed.In doing so,their differences and similarities can be seen clearly,which will help the cross-cultural educators to understand their teaching environment and learning styles.
