Abstract

The relationship between language and culture are inseparable and relational. If you really have skillful language communication ability and want to master the communication tool—English, you must hold the knowledge of the cultural differences between the Western countries and China. In the teaching of English, teachers should spare no efforts to improve the students' cultural sensitivity and eliminate negative effects of cultural differences. Teachers should enhance students' ability of cultural understanding and boost the students' language ability in the meantime. The writer of this paper will research distinctions between Chinese culture and Western cultures and then evaluate and analyze the influences of cultural differences between the Western countries and China on English teaching, and finally, the writer gives us some useful and helpful suggestions which can overcome those awkward cultural differences and are good for teaching as well.

Key words: language and culture; cultural differences; English teaching and learning; influences
 
摘要
 
语言和文化的关系密不可分。要真正掌握英语这个交际工具，具备熟练的语言交际能力，你必须对中西方国家的文化差异有所了解。在英语教学中，教师要努力提高学生的文化敏感性，消除文化差异给英语学习带来的消极影响。教师在提高学生文化领悟能力的同时提高学生的语言能力。本文作者首先探讨中西文化差异，然后浅谈中西文化差异对英语教学的影响，最后提出一些有用的建议教我们如何克服文化差异并有利于英语教学。

关键词：语言与文化；文化差异；英语教学；影响