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【Abstract】In China， people regard their “ Face”， which is called “Mianzi” in Chinese， as their self- image in society. This culture factor derived from Confucianism， which is deeply rooted in people’s mind for a long time. The face-maintenance is very important in Chinese people in the aspect of business， interpersonal relationship as well as in education. Moreover， it is particular important in English learning classroom， because the face concern places a big obstacle in learning quality. Teachers in EFL classroom in Asian country should observe this phenomenon and take measures to resolve this obstacle as much as possible.
【Key words】face culture； ELF classroom； Confucianism
Introduction
Several historical， economic and cultural factors have had significant impact on EFL （English as Foreign Language） in China. One significant one being is its mater of Face culture. This factor has had critical impact on classroom participation in EFL classroom. Chinese students pay too much attention to Face culture so that they are not willing to engage into the classroom activities under the pressure of the losing face. In order to improve the class participation， from the experience of teaching， some effective methods will be introduced in this essay.
I. Face concept in Chinese society
The Face concept means that people in China treat their face as public image and also as a reciprocal usage of maintaining a good relationship. By not making mistakes in public， people intend to save their Face， which also means protecting public image in social life.
Chinese people care about their face and they protect it all the time for the reason that face represents public-image. This cultural factor is deeply rooted in people’s mind and they even are not aware about it. And this phenomenon has already saturated into every part of Chinese people’s life.
1. The origin of the Face concept
Although the Face concept is very common in some other countries， in China this cultural factor is more obvious and people may not aware about this. According to Xiaoying （2011）， the Face concept is derived from its elemental role in human sociality in general. And at the same time， its high salience is showed in China. The Chinese saying that a person needs face like a tree needs bark indicates the importance of face to participate in Chinese society. （Peter， C.
【Key words】face culture； ELF classroom； Confucianism
Introduction
Several historical， economic and cultural factors have had significant impact on EFL （English as Foreign Language） in China. One significant one being is its mater of Face culture. This factor has had critical impact on classroom participation in EFL classroom. Chinese students pay too much attention to Face culture so that they are not willing to engage into the classroom activities under the pressure of the losing face. In order to improve the class participation， from the experience of teaching， some effective methods will be introduced in this essay.
I. Face concept in Chinese society
The Face concept means that people in China treat their face as public image and also as a reciprocal usage of maintaining a good relationship. By not making mistakes in public， people intend to save their Face， which also means protecting public image in social life.
Chinese people care about their face and they protect it all the time for the reason that face represents public-image. This cultural factor is deeply rooted in people’s mind and they even are not aware about it. And this phenomenon has already saturated into every part of Chinese people’s life.
1. The origin of the Face concept
Although the Face concept is very common in some other countries， in China this cultural factor is more obvious and people may not aware about this. According to Xiaoying （2011）， the Face concept is derived from its elemental role in human sociality in general. And at the same time， its high salience is showed in China. The Chinese saying that a person needs face like a tree needs bark indicates the importance of face to participate in Chinese society. （Peter， C.