Abstract   The understanding of culture cannot be ignored during the use of language, due to the close relationship between language and culture. In English teaching, we should cultivate cross-cultural communicative awareness in order to avoid unnecessary embarrassment in communication events, which may affects the interpersonal intercourse. Therefore, we should actively show our response in language teaching, guide students to cultivate students' intercultural communicative awareness, and lead in the western culture systematically and purposefully, as far as possible to help students understand the cultural background knowledge of western countries, and eventually improve students' ability of using a language. It is necessary to cultivate cross-cultural awareness, which is the problem that must be broken through in English teaching. 58365

Key words: cross-cultural awareness; language teaching; strategies; cultivation; 

摘要语言与文化关系密切，使用语言进行交流时，不能忽略了对文化的了解。所以在英语教学中，要积极培养跨文化交际意识，以免在交流中出现不必要的尴尬状况，影响了人际之间往来。因此，在教学中要积极应对，引导学生，培养学生跨文化交际意识，系统地，有目的地导入西方文化，尽可能帮助学生了解英美国家的文化背景知识，最终提高学生的语言运用能力。跨文化意识的培养是非常必要的，也是现实英语教学中必须突破的课题。

关键词：跨文化意识；外语教学；策略；培养 

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Cross-cultural Communication 1

2.1 Communication 1

2.2 Culture 3

2.3 Intercultural Communication 5

3. The Present Situation of Cross-cultural teaching 7

3.1Broad Cultural Content and Weak Language Foundation 7

3.2 Ignorance to the Cross-cultural Communication Ability Training 8

3.3 The Teacher Level 8

3.4 The Teaching Materials Level 9

3.5 The Single Model of Teaching Strategy 9

3.6 The Exam oriented Level 9

4. Ways for the Cultivation of the "Cross-cultural Awareness" 10

4.1 Importing Cultural Elements 10

4.2 Combining with the Language Learning and Training 10

4.3 Comparing the Similarities and Differences between the Culture of Target Language and Native Language 11

4.4 Simulating the Real Situation and Strengthening the Language Practice 12

5. Conclusion 13

Works Cited 14 

1. Introduction

We are now in a world, which is often referred to as a “global village”. With a rapid development of international trade, advanced technologies of communication and the tendency of globalization, more and more communication is taking place internationally almost in every industry, which is sure to call for a better study and ability of cross-cultural communication to help those intercultural activities get better results.

In addition, this thesis will specially focus on the obstacles that we encounter in the process of communication. Also on this front, firstly this thesis will introduce several common obstacles which is usually have a negative influence on cross-cultural communication, including causes of these obstacles, what consequences they will result in, and how to solve these obstacles. What is referred to above will must be the main part of this thesis.