中国外语教学自六七十年代以来在相当长的一段时期内一直受结构主义影响,过分注重语言形式而忽视语言形式的功能。以致一些学习者虽然掌握了语言知识,但在语言实际运用和交际中却问题不断。本文旨在讨论语用学理论对外语教学的重要性。语言教学不应是脱离语境的语法和词汇知识教学。在外语教学中,传授语言知识固然是基本的重要的,但尤为重要的是培养学习者良好的语言交际能力。 Since the sixties and seventies, Chinese foreign language teaching has been influenced by structuralism for a long period of time, paying too much attention to the form of language while ignoring the function of language form. As a result, although some learners grasp the language knowledge, they still have problems in the practical application and communication of language. The purpose of this article is to discuss the importance of pragmatics theory in foreign language teaching. Language teaching should not be out of context grammar and vocabulary teaching. In foreign language teaching, although imparting language knowledge is of basic importance, it is especially important to develop learners’ good language communication skills.