新世纪需要“扎实的专业基本功+较强的外语交际能力”的人才,这为英语教学设定了新的目标。语言是文化的载体,因而学习语言必须深入了解与本语言相关的文化。在大学英语教学过程中,英语教师要把语言知识的教学和文化知识的教育结合起来。本文旨在从语言与文化的辩证关系来说明大学英语教学中,文化导入的必要性,并探讨了其内容和原则。 The new century requires “solid professional basic skills + strong foreign language communication skills,” the talent, which sets a new goal for English teaching. Language is the carrier of culture, so learning language must have a deep understanding of the language-related culture. In the process of college English teaching, English teachers should combine the teaching of linguistic knowledge with the education of cultural knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the necessity of cultural introduction in college English teaching from the dialectical relationship between language and culture and to discuss its contents and principles.