“跨文化交际”是最近几年频繁出现的一个词语,它是一门新型学科,是在全球一体化和国际交流日益频繁的背景下出现的,主要指汉语使用者与英语使用者之间的交流,广义上指的是不同语系和不同文化背景的人们相互指教的沟通交际。初中英语教学中,跨文化交际的实际应用就是教学生如何与外国人打交道,让学生了解外国人的生活方式和文化背景,懂得该如何与外国人进行交流,知道该注意什么问题等。 “Cross-cultural Communication” is a word frequently appearing in recent years. It is a new type of subject that emerges under the background of increasingly global integration and international exchange. It mainly refers to both Chinese users and English users In a broad sense, it refers to the communicative communication among people of different language families and different cultural backgrounds. In junior high school English teaching, the practical application of intercultural communication is to teach students how to deal with foreigners, make students understand the life style and cultural background of foreigners, know how to communicate with foreigners and know what to pay attention to.