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1、 in “reading comprehension”, all words all understanding but understand the real meaning; in the “language”, the article structures of language understandable, but real “Chinglish”, etc. English reading ability is a comprehensive ability, although in the reading process didnt come across a new word,

2、 no grammar obstacles, but without certain cultural background knowledge, you sometimes baffled. The result is the direct reason, students are lack of understanding to western culture background, exist because of the language, national, cultural tradition and thinking mode etc caused by the differen

3、t communication obstacles. If not put some relevant cultural background knowledge to students as it is difficult to explain clearly is introduced, the content of the material, students also difficult to grasp the connotation of the content. I think, English teaching for the relevant cultural backgro

4、und knowledge introduction is quite important. English reading in Senor Middle School has always been considered one of the most important parts of foreign language learning. Without reading, nothing can be done in the development of the competence in listening, speaking, writing and translating. Re

5、ading courses, or rather, intensive reading ones fill up a large component of the curricula. Obviously, students and teacher should pay great attention to the importance of reading courses. How can Chinese students achieve proficient reading? . Some problems in English reading A. Know little about t

6、he cultural background knowledgeThe Senor Students knowledge narrow, only to take the textbook knowledge learning, has neglected the extracurricular knowledge learning. Students to text vocabulary by the virtue of the cultural background knowledge know very little. Whether word, sentence, or underst

7、anding of textual structure, relying on in certain social and cultural knowledge. Only to infiltrate each others language cultures to, can feel everything becomes vivid rise, learning can be fun, language expression can use it freely, we can avoid English learning process, and we can understand the

8、article deeply, appreciate and express accurately.B. Lack of grammar knowledge Grammar learning English is very important; some students focus on vocabulary memory, but ignore the grammar of master, its also the key to master English well.C. Lack of knowledge integrationPart of students elementary l

9、anguage knowledge is not solid, such as spelling words, sentences grammar mistakes in classical the questionnaire. The importance of introducing cultural background knowledge A. The definition of cultural background knowledge Cultural background is the context of ones life experience as shaped by me

10、mbership in groups based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical area. There is an extensive terminology to describe different kinds of knowledge. Consistency in the use of these terms is a recognized problem; subtl

11、e and dramatic differences exist between different peoples definitions of the same term （Alexander, Schaller & Hare, 1991; Duchy & Alexander, 1995）. Background knowledge is all knowledge. Learners have when entering a learning environment that is potentially relevant for acquiring new knowledge （Bat

12、emans & Simons 1996）. Learning English is to learn a completely different culture and Chinese, are familiar with English culture way of thinking, values and customs. A collective expression for all behavior patterns acquired and socially transmitted through symbols. Culture includes customs, traditi

13、ons, and language.B. The importance of cultural background knowledge Cultural background knowledge in English teaching arose in eighties of the twentieth century. It has been closely linked with the reformation and open in China. Cultural background knowledge is arranged in various kinds of English

14、text books. They make every effort to teach cultural knowledge during language teaching. In order to have students experience the cultural atmosphere of the English-spoken countries unconsciously. However, at present in English teaching in China, teachers pay more attention to teaching language know

15、ledge while ignore the culture of the target language countries. The breakdown arisen from the cross-cultural communication because of the lack of social customs, values, idea, clothing, food, shelter and transportation and so on. In English-spoken countries, No understanding the cultural background

16、 knowledge of the target language countries can affect the practice of language knowledge on the significance, goal and approaches of the cultural background knowledge. How to develop the cultural consciousness, how to know the behavior and manners of the people in English-Spoken countries, how to m

17、ake comparison with eastern and western cultures. Through the comparison, we can understand Chinese cultural deeply. Through English study we can know world culture better and develop our world consciousness. English teachers required to teach students basic language skills, to the neglect of Englis

18、h-speaking countries to teach cultural background knowledge; students learn if knowledge of the language simply does not understand the language and cultural survival to difficult to accurately grasp, understand and use language. Some experimental results show that the readers experience can make re

19、aders are familiar with the article content, help reading comprehension （Johnson 1982）; Hudson （1982） use schema theory study reading and foreign language skills background knowledge, the relationship between the results of his experiment shows that foreign language readers background knowledge in r

20、eading, once inspired than foreign language ability produce bigger role. It is well known that reading is of decisive importance in English learning. English syllabus for senior high school takes reading ability as the first priority in four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Ho

21、w to improve reading ability is a goal for Senor Students. It is agreed that improvement of reading ability depends on linguistic competence, reading strategy, affective factor, prior knowledge, positive transfer of mother tongue on foreign language and so on, while cultural background knowledge pla

22、ys a vital part to some extent. Cultural background knowledge is defined as properties of geography, history, economy, education, political institution, custom, art, religion, way of life, social tradition, etiquette, etc, in a given country from a broad viewpoint. When we do some reading, cultural

23、background knowledge related can facilitate reading difficulty. Students make comprehension mistakes when reading English texts. This kind of understanding error or comprehension barriers is closely related to the cultural differences reflected by Chinese and English languages. Foreign language read

24、ing comprehension is, in fact, a cross-cultural communication event, and students familiarity with the target culture is the premise of successful reading comprehension. In the process of foreign Language reading comprehension, readers task is not just to acquire knowledge, but more importantly, to

25、communicate cross-culturally with the writer and critically absorb the cultural heritage in the target language.（ Byram 22） In recent years, more and more English teachers and learners have realized the importance of culture in the learning and teaching of foreign Languages; however there are still

26、quite a number of teachers who, in the process of teaching reading, emphasize only language itself and neglect the cultural knowledge of the text. Obviously this method of teaching is not very helpful in improving students ability to comprehend the text. Actually, many English learners might not und

27、erstand what a sentence means or what a paragraph is about even though they understand every single word and all the grammatical structures in the sentence or the paragraph. This phenomenon can be explained as a result of English learners ignorance of the social cultural backgrounds of the English l

28、anguage. In English, some simple vocabulary and phrase because of the unique historical and cultural background and become a specific meaning of nouns. Waterloo （滑铁卢） originally refers to central Belgium an anonymous town in 1815 napoleon rate, because in this battle armies world famous. The battle

29、ended in napoleon defeat of Waterloo, so a word will become “fiasco” and “destruction” of such tragic outcome of the nouns. If you dont understand the cultural history background, students would not understand “meet ones Waterloo” the real meaning this idiom. This word has become a famous movie titl

30、e, namely “Waterloo Bridge”, the title of the film directly reveals the theme, but the translator and tragedy didnt take it for滑铁卢大桥 , but smart use of traditional Chinese cultural knowledge in Chinese history, borrow another scene, the famous love tragedy, translate it for 魂断蓝桥, and the films class

31、ic subject complement each other, be Chinese audience beloved. If the translator of English culture background without the understanding, is unable to translate such classic of lovers. The unique historical and cultural backgrounds are important in English reading.Lack of cultural background knowledge, understanding will produce deviation; using judgment may also be affected. For the purpose of improving the teaching of reading comprehension and students reading ability, and making students aware that cultural knowledge p