论外国文化知识在外语学习中的重要性

湖北汽车工业学院科技学院毕业设计（论文）论英语文化对于英语学习的重要意义学生姓名王靖指导教师朱战炜二级学院外语系专业名称英语（商贸）班级 KT693-1 学号 2006K930121提交日期 2010年5月26日答辩日期 2010年6月10日2010 年5月26日On the Importance of English Culture Knowledge in English Language Learning.ByWang JingRegistered No.2006k930121Department of Foreign LanguagesHubei University of Automotive TechnologyMarch 2010Contents1．Introduction (1)2.The Comparison Between Chinese Culture and English Culture (1)2.1 Definition of Culture (1)2.2 The Culture of Words and Expressions (2)2.2.1Culture-Specific Concepts Embodied in the Words (2)2.2.2 Different Cultural Connotation of the Phrase with the Same Denotation (2)2.2.3 A Certain Cultural Content Reflect in the Idioms (3)2.3Discourse Culture (4)2.4Culture of Thinking (4)3.The Cultivation of Comprehensive Ability (5)3.1The Cultivation of Thinking Ability of English (5)3.1.1The Cultivation of An Open Mind (5)3.1.2The Cultivation of Thinking Flexibility (6)3.2The Cultivation of Self-Learning Ability of English (7)3.3The Cultivation of English Studying Ability (7)3.3.1Contibution to the Proper Use of V ocabulary (8)3.3.2Facilitation the Correct Use of English (9)4.How to Enhance the Penetration of Cultural Background Knowledge (10)4.1Course Introduction (10)4.2Additional Source for Class Use (11)4.3 Scene Teaching (11)4.4 Extracurricular Input (12)4.5 Extracurricular Reading (12)4.6 Use the Modern Equipment and Network Resources (13)5.Conclusion (13)References (15)On the Importance of English Culture Knowledge inEnglish Language LearningAbstract：The article starts with the introduction of the foreign culture’s definition. Then compare the difference between Chinese culture and English culture, which divided into the culture of words and expressions,discourse culture, the culture of thinking. By comparing the cultural difference between Chinese and English in terms of the 3 aspects, this paper expounds the important significance about learning foreign culture. And then this paper puts forward some good ways of learning foreign cultures and methods to avoid learning language and culture into the error, in order to achieve the purpose of fully grasp foreign languages.Key words: English Culture, English Language Phenomenon, English Learning.论英语文化对于英语学习的重要意义摘要：本文从介绍文化的定义出发，然后比较中西方文化的不同之处，可分为词语文化，话语文化，思维文化等方面，通过比较中西文化在这些方面的差异与文化碰撞，阐述外语学习中了解英语文化的重要意义。

接着提出一些学习英语文化的良好途径和方法，避免学习语言步入文化盲点的误区，以达到全方面充分掌握英语的目的。

关键词：英语文化，英语现象，英语学习。

1．IntroductionWith further acceleration of the pace of China's opening, Chinese people put more and more emphasis on English language learning. Than ever before, the enthusiasm of the Chinese people learning English is much higher and a variety of English education resources are more abundant. However, more English learners view English only as a tool and only train language skills, so they lack English cultural education, and they are ignoring the deep-seated cultural enrichment of the nurture. Many of even the most basic of English majors have not yet read the English classics. Learning Anglo-American cultures is mainly to understand the Anglo-American cultural heritage and cultural tradition, arising from works.The first refers to Anglo-American cultural tradition of glorious cultural heritage of ancient Greece, the other is that embodied the Christian ideology. Anglo-American culture, nurtured on the impact of learning English are obvious, mainly in the following Anglo-American cultural phenomenon.2.The Comparison Between Chinese Culture and English Culture2.1 Definition of CultureCulture is the reflection of human life, history records of the activities, and the needs and requirements of people. It is people's senior spiritual life. People think that is natural, is the person spirit supporting frame. It contains certain ideological and theoretical, people's ethics, moral and order, and that is the way people live with survival. Thought and theory is the core and soul. Without thought and theory, the culture doesn't exist. Any kind of culture contains a kind of thought and theory, the way and method of the living. (刘宓庆,1998: 421-427)2.2 The Culture of Words and ExpressionsThere are many differences between English culture and Chinese culture, which are mostly reflect on the words and expressions. They are the smallest elements in every day’s communication. So the research is very necessary.2.2.1Culture-Specific Concepts Embodied in the WordsThere are many differences between Anglo-American culture and Chinese culture, which embodied in the understanding concepts of words. This is a result of the different cultural tradition between them.Athens Olympic Games athletes winning awards ceremony wearing the olive branch symbolizes peace, but the audience does not know the story of origins in the Greek myth. Bellona Athena for naming the City of Athens presented an olive branch, she wished the city of peace is always fertile.In China's feudal era, people of the dragons and phoenix as a symbol of imperial authority. Dragon stands for "king", phoenix stands for "Princess." However, the Westerners thought that the dragon is a symbol of evil. Phoenix in the Western myth represent regeneration and resurrection. According to Greek myth, phoenix can live for many years. Thus, when one of the main buildings destroyed, the Good-hearted people will wish it was like the legendary phoenix, as a new look rises from the rubble. "All roads lead to Rome"，here Rome refers not only to “罗马”,but also refers to the destination people want to achieve. As the Yellow River not only refer to the Yellow River, but also a symbol of the Chinese nation.2.2.2 Different Cultural Connotation of the Phrase with the Same DenotationDenotation: the direct, explicit meaning or reference of a word or term. Connotation: idea or notion suggested by or associated with a word, phrase, etc. in addition to its explicit meaning, or denotation: “politician” has different connotationsfrom “statesman”. (赵静,1993:279-283)Such as English in the manager, worker, farmer and Chinese in the 经理, 工人，农民，the cultural meaning is not identical. Manager in English generally refers to salesman, but in Chinese means "经理"。