语言是一种特定文化中重要的组成部分,语言与文化密不可分,语言对文化有着本质的、不可替代的影响。学习一门外语就意味着接触一种新的文化。文化教学是跨文化交际背景下外语教学的重要内容。本文通过对英语教学实践的总结,强调语言教学应与文化教学相结合,同时实现目的语文化和主体文化并重;提出在文化教学中应遵循的几条原则,并就英语教学中应注意的中西方文化差异问题进行了分析和探讨。 Language is an important part of a specific culture, language and culture are inseparable, language has an essential and irreplaceable influence on culture. Learning a foreign language means touching a new culture. Cultural teaching is an important part of foreign language teaching in the context of intercultural communication. Based on the summary of English teaching practice, this paper emphasizes that language teaching should be combined with culture teaching, meanwhile, both the target language culture and the subject culture should be given equal importance. Several principles to be followed in the teaching of culture should be put forward. Western cultural differences were analyzed and discussed.