Cultural Introduction in College English Teaching

摘要

Language carries culture, and culture lays the foundation for language. Both of them closely co-exist and interact. But due attention has not been given to cultural elements in English teaching in China-neither systematic nor comprehensive. Such a situation has resulted in poor command of relevant cultures on the part of the student, especially their communicative competence. It's quite necessary to introduce culture background in college English teaching with the aim of improving students' accurate and fluent English both in and outside classes. Based on many years' English teaching, the author puts forward several principles and methods to integrate cultural elements in college English teaching, with the aim of developing learner's language competence.