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学位论文 英语教学中的文化因素 闪容提要由于社会文化知识的缺乏即使语言准确无误也会产生误 会——这是中国学生进行跨文化交际时常见的叫题本文试图说 明为什么在英语教学中必须重视文化因素以及如何把文化教学融入 语言教学之中本文以阐释文化与语言的密不可分的关系以及外语教 学的目的为理论依据提出了在英语教学过程中如何传授文化知识和 培养学生文化能力的具体自标lAl容和方法 ABSTRACT Owing to the lack of socio cultural knowledge misunderstanding may arise although the language used in communication may be faultless. It is common among Chinese English-learners when they communicate with people from English-speaking cultures. This paper is an endeavor that intends to show why we should emphasize the importance of culture in teaching English and how we should blend the teaching of culture into that of language. With the exposition of the integral relationship between language and culture and objectives in English teaching as the theoretical bases the writer attempts to propose the goals content and methods of teaching cultural knowledge and developing students’ cultural competence. INTRODUCTION Once a fifty-year-old foreign teacher was telling her students what she had seen on her journey to China. As she mentioned that she felt a little tired after the journey one of the students said to her with great concern: “You should have a good rest today. You should not get too tired at such an old age.” The foreign teacher was very unhappy when she heard it and said: “I don’t think I’m that old. Please don’t worry about it.” Why was the teacher so unhappy The reason lies in the different perceptions of the concept of old age indifferent cultures. In the West people associate the concept of old age with uselessness. While in the Eastern culture people usually show their respect to the aged. It is no wonder that the solicitude expressed in the Chinese way as shown in the example above hurt the western teacher’s feeling. Events like this are fairly common when Chinese students communicate with the English-speaking people. Because of cultural differences misunderstanding may arise although the language the students use in communication may be faultless. Therefore it is