Abstract
Since language and culture are so closely related that learning a foreign language inevitably involves learning its culture, one cannot learn English well if he or she isignorant of the culture of the English-speaking countries. It is universally accepted that thegoal of English teaching is to equip students with communicative competence. According to Hymes, one of the important components of communicative competence is the ability to select a linguistic form that is appropriate for a specific situation, or use English appropriately in social interactions. Therefore, in college English teaching, we should not only attach importance to the linguistic competence of students, but also to their sociocultural competence so as to bridge the gap between linguistic competence and communicative competence.
Keywords Cultural Elements；college English Intensive Reading；intercultural communication competence
Contents
Abstract I
Contents I
1.Introduction 2
1.1Importance of Intensive Reading Course to Non-English Majors 2
1.2Present Situation of College English Teaching 2
2.Theoretical Importance and Feasibility of Introducing Cultural Elements to Non-English Majors...............................................................3
2.1Theoretical Importance 3
2.2 Feasibility 4
3.Approaches to Introducing Cultural Elements in Intensive Reading Course. 5
3.1Vocabulary 5
3.2Translation 5
3.3Reading&Writing 6
4.Measures to Facilitate the Culture Teachingin IR Course. 7
4.1 Make Full Use of Extracurricular Activities 7
4.2 Offer Selective Courses on English Culture to Non-English Majors 8
4.3 Make Necessary Changes in Text books Syllabus, Tests, and Textbooks 9
5 Conclusion. 12
References 13
