语言是文化的载体,文化是语言的内容。外语教学不仅是语言的教学,更应该包括为文化的教学。外语教学中融入西方文化的介绍和渗透是外语教学非常重要的一部分。文化的核心是观念的共识,不同的历史、政治、经济、社会环境造就了不同的文化观念。在西方的文化共核中产生了独特的异国文化元素。本文介绍了外语教学中的三大异国文化元素:节日文化元素、礼仪文化元素和饮食文化元素。 Language is the carrier of culture, culture is the content of language. Foreign language teaching is not only a teaching of language, but also a teaching of culture. The introduction and infiltration of western culture into foreign language teaching is a very important part of foreign language teaching. The core of culture is the consensus of ideas. Different historical, political, economic and social environments have created different cultural concepts. In the western core of culture have produced a unique element of exotic culture. This article introduces the three exotic cultural elements in foreign language teaching: festival culture elements, ceremonial culture elements and diet culture elements.