CONTENTS
Introduction………………………………………………………………1
1. The Necessity of Developing the Senior Students’ Intercultural Awareness in English Reading Teaching………………………………..1
1.1 The Relationship Between Intercultural Awareness and English Reading………..1
1.2 The Requirement of Syllabus……………………………………………………..2
2. Survey of Intercultural Awareness in Senior English Reading Teaching…………………………………………………………………..3
2.1 Design of the Survey………………………………………………………………1
2.2 Results and Discussion……………………………………………………………4
3. Suggestions According to the Survey……………………………....9
3.1 Pre-reading, While-reading and Post-reading……………………………………..9
3.2 Teacher’s Role………………………………………………………………….....9
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4. Conclusion…………………………………………………….........10
Bibliography…………………………………………………………….12
Abstract: With the amazingly rapid development of science and technology, it naturally follows that intercultural contact has become more and more frequent. People receive various information they need through reading. Therefore, reading has become more significant than ever before. The main purpose of English teaching is cultivating students’ better reading ability, moreover, intercultural knowledge is the key points to the reading comprehension. Nowadays, the importance of intercultural awareness cultivating in senior English teaching has been gradually recognized by teachers. However, it’s difficult to put it into practice. This thesis is based on relative theory and questionnaire to demonstrate the close relationship between the students’ intercultural awareness and their English reading competence and also gives some suggestions to promote reading efficiency through imparting them with sufficient intercultural knowledge in English learning.
Key Words: intercultural awareness; English reading ability; senior students
