语言是文化的一部分,是使文化富有活力的一个非常重要的因素;语言是文化的载体,是传达文化的媒介,语言教学必然包含文化教学。因而,大学英语教学要重视培养学生的社会文化能力,文化教学要与课堂教学相结合,与课外学习相结合。 Language is a part of culture. It is a very important factor to make culture vibrant. Language is the carrier of culture and the medium of communication. Language teaching must include the teaching of culture. Therefore, college English teaching should pay attention to cultivating students’ social and cultural abilities. Cultural teaching must be combined with classroom teaching and combined with extracurricular learning.