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1、浅析西方文化背景对中学英语教学的作用及影响Analysis of Influences and Effects of the Western Cultural Background to English Teaching in Middle SchoolContentsAbstract.1Key words.1I. Introduction.2 1.The concept of culture.22.The reationship between language and cultural background knowledge.2II. The Importance of Knowing
2、Western Cultural Background Knowledge in English Teaching2III. The Four Aspects of the Influences of the Cultural Background Knowledge to English Teaching.61. Historical cultural background.7 2. Regional cultural background.7 3. Social cultural background.8 4. Religious cultural background.8IV. The
3、Differences of Language and Thought Patterns between the Western and the Eastern.9 1. The differences of language between the western and the eastern.9 2.The differences of thought patterns between the western and the eastern.11V. How to Decrease the Negative Influences of the Cultural Differences i
4、n English Study.111. Learn about the history of English development.11 2.Learn about the history,cultural and customs of the western countries.12 3. Learn some ways to teach cultural background knowledge.13VI. Conclusion.15References15Analysis of Influences and Effects of the Western Cultural Backgr
5、ound to English Teaching in Middle SchoolAbstract: This thesis focuses on a brief introduction on the influences and effects of the western cultural background to English teaching in middle school. Language is a kind of cultural carrier, and language and culture are inseparable, so when the teacher
6、teaches this important languageEnglish, they should put the western cultural background into it in order to master language art for those students who are studying English. They can also know the western culture which is helpful for the middle school students to enlarge and enrich their interest to
7、study English. But there is a cultural gap between China and western countries due to their own geography, history, religion and translation. To know these cultural differences is the key point in English teaching action. This paper intends to discuss some issues on the four aspects of the influence
8、s of the cultural background knowledge to English teaching, the differences of language and thought patterns between the western and the eastern, and how to decrease the negative influences of the cultural difference in English study. Key words: cultural background； communication； language learning
9、；English teaching摘要：这篇论文主要介绍了西方文化背景知识对中学英语教学的影响及作用。语言是文化的载体，语言和文化是密切联系的。因此，教师在教授西方这门重要的语言英语时，必须要把西方文化背景知识掺杂进去，让学生在掌握语言这门艺术的同时，对西方文化也有一定的了解。这样有助于学生对学习英语产生兴趣。但是中西方文化在地理、历史、宗教及传统等方面存在着不同，所以中西方之间的文化差异也就成了英语教学中的重要问题。本文就西方文化背景知识对英语教学影响的四个方面，中西方语言及思维方式的不同以及怎样减小文化差异在英语学习中的负面影响等问题，做出若干探述。关键词：文化背景，交流，语言学习 英语教
10、学I. Introduction1. The concept of culture Culture, that is, beliefs, social customs, lifestyles, behaviors and all the other products made by a people at a particular time, which is known as a set of cultural traits (Altering 1993:127). The knowledge of formal culture of a certain nation is usually
11、obtained by taking courses in school where it has nearly always been a component, as the English language curriculum in China. And the knowledge of the general culture is gained by living in the target country, by reading books concerned or by the teaching of a teacher, and so on.Culture is the pron
12、oun of the whole society, which represents the total outcome of our mankind society. A society can not be without culture, and the culture also can not be without its society. Because of the different regions, history and development degrees, different countries and nations have different cultures f
13、rom each other. 2. The relationship between language and cultural background knowledge Any language is a component part of a culture and a tool with which to study the cultures and to communicate. The language and the cultural background knowledge are closely and intricately related as part and whol
14、e (CAI Yuen-e 1997:21). Different countries have different cultural background. If these cultural background differences are ignored by foreigners in the communications with native speakers, misunderstanding may be created even though the structures of language are perfectly correct. Again, in foreign Language teaching and learning, two languages and two cultures come into contact; without the knowledge of the cultural background of a target country, the teaching and learning of a foreign language, therefore, can never b
