Needs Analysis of Chinese Culture in Foreign Languages Teaching in Key Science and Engineering Universities

Chinese culture suffers from its loss in our foreign languages teaching of higher education. This paper aims to study the needs analysis of Chinese culture in Beihang University, a representative of key science and engineering universities in our country. The study investigates Beihang University students- English language abilities of Chinese culture and their attitudes towards and expectations of Chinese culture in Foreign language teaching. The results show that they are lack of English language abilities of Chinese culture and they are strongly for the emphasis of Chinese culture in foreign languages teaching. The findings will function as references for cultural teaching reform in foreign languages teaching in key science and engineering universities.