Abstract

In our country，English Teaching of Junior middle school pays attention to the teaching of language knowledge, but ignores the cultivation of students' cultural input. Students do not have the atmosphere of foreign language learning. Teachers lack of literacy. Meanwhile, they do not know the relationship between language and culture. Some teachers do not have the awareness to add culture to their students. This thesis touches briefly up on the development of the foreign culture teaching both at home and abroad, especially research the relationship between language and culture, the existing questions and strategies of junior middle school culture teaching. I hope this thesis can help teachers to improve their teaching ability.

Keywords: junior English; culture teaching; language; culture 

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1.Introduction1

1.1Background of English teaching in China1

1.2Purpose of the research.1

2.Literature Review2

2.1 Language and culture2

2.2 Domestic researchers on culture teaching 5

2.3 Foreign researchers on culture teaching.6

2.4 The new English curriculum standard7

3.Existing Problems in Junior Middle School Culture Teaching.8

3.1 Teacher centered learning model8

3.2 Students’ poor cultural awareness.9

3.3 Teacher lacking the knowledge of English culture.9 

4. Strategies and Techniques in Junior Middle School Culture Teaching.10

4.1 Strategies of culture teaching for middle school English teaching.10 

4.2Techniques of culture teaching for middle school English teaching.12

5. Conclusion 15

Works Cited.17