Representation of National and Cultural Values in English and Chinese Textbooks

Abstract

Values are the regulatory components inherent in any culture. Values are formed only in culture and are certain regulators of human activity. In the process of learning foreign languages, special attention is paid to the national-cultural component when choosing textbooks. The authors of the article have shown that the purpose of intercultural education is to preserve linguistic and cultural diversity in society and to prepare the subjects of the education process for a successful dialogue of cultures that can neutralize linguistic and cultural differences for productive intercultural interaction. At the same time, the authors proceed from the cultureforming and anthropocentric concepts of modern language education and propose to rely on the basic culture of the individual in choosing the textbook content, which allows a person to live in harmony with both the universal and national culture, as well as with the culture of other peoples.