Abstract
As a part of English teaching, reading teaching plays an important role in English teaching for a long time. This paper will analyze the present situation of English reading teaching by studying the relevant theories of English reading at home and abroad, analyze the connotation of cultural teaching and its position in English teaching so as to understand the necessity and importance of cultural teaching, especially the Anglo-American culture In English teaching in China's prominent influence and position, cultivate students 'cross-cultural awareness and literacy, and effectively master the cultural methods, so as to improve the students' English reading level and ability.
Keywords English reading; middle school English; cultural knowledge
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
1Introduction 1
2 The theoretical foundation of English reading 2
2.1 What is reading comprehension 2
2.2 Schema theory 2
2.3 The relationship between culture and language 3
2.3.1 Language is the carrier of culture and reaction 3
2.3.2 Culture is the foundation of the connotation and language 3
2.3.3 Language and culture of mutual penetration 4
2.4 The important influence of English national culture 4
2.4.1 The great differences between Chinese and western culture 5
2.4.2 The accumulation of cultural knowledge 5
3 Analysis on the present situation of reading teaching 6
3.1 Three mistakes in reading teaching 6
3.1.1 Paying attention to the accumulation of words, despise syntactic analysis 6
3.1.2 Paying attention to the reading quantity, ignoring reading experience 6
3.1.3 Paying attention to skills, despising practice understanding 6
3.2 Three major deficiencies in the implementation of reading 7
3.2.1 Not really reflecting the students' main position 7
3.2.2 Not fully respecting the students' individual differences 7
3.2.3 Not fully establishing the cultural awareness of students 8
4. The Improvement of Reading Teaching 9
4.1 Culture penetration in the classroom teaching 9
4.2 Using the approach outside of classroom teaching 10
4.3 Take the British and American Literature Appreciation 10
5. Conclusion 11
References 12
