大学英语课堂教学的目的不但要教会学生掌握英语语言的用法,关键的是使学生能够具备实际运用英语进行交际的能力。因此,在大学英语课堂教学中,西方文化的导入与英语语言知识教学的有机结合会在很大程度上提高学生的英语语言实际运用能力。本文主要从大学英语课堂教学中西方文化导入的重要性、原则及方法和途径等方面进行阐述。 The purpose of college English classroom teaching not only to teach students to master the use of English language, the key is to enable students to have the ability to actually use English to communicate. Therefore, in the college English classroom teaching, the combination of the introduction of western culture and the teaching of English language knowledge will greatly improve students’ practical ability to use English language. This article mainly expounds the importance, principles, methods and approaches of introducing western culture into college English classroom teaching.