| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第5-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-8页 |
| Part One Introduction | 第8-11页 |
| 1. Research Purpose | 第8页 |
| 2. Research background | 第8-10页 |
| ·Research situations in foreign countries | 第8-9页 |
| ·Research situation in China | 第9-10页 |
| 3. The relationship between culture and English teaching | 第10-11页 |
| Part Two The Theoretical Basis of Culture-Teaching | 第11-26页 |
| 1. The Definition of Culture | 第12-13页 |
| 2. The Forming of Cultural Barriers | 第13-15页 |
| 3. Teaching and Learning Problems as a Result of Cultural Barriers | 第15-18页 |
| ·Different associations with lexical meaning | 第15-16页 |
| ·Pragmatic Failure | 第16-17页 |
| ·The effect to the culture barriers on reading comprehension | 第17-18页 |
| 4. The Necessity of Culture Teaching | 第18-26页 |
| ·The Relationship between the Language and the Culture | 第18-20页 |
| ·Communicative Competence | 第20-22页 |
| ·Inter-cultural Communication Competence | 第22-26页 |
| Part Three The principles and Techniques of Culture Teaching | 第26-41页 |
| 1. The principles of Culture Teaching | 第26-27页 |
| ·Teach culture systematically | 第26页 |
| ·Teach culture step by step | 第26页 |
| ·Integrate other subjects in culture teaching | 第26-27页 |
| ·The principle of serving for communication | 第27页 |
| ·Use diverse measures to incorporate culture | 第27页 |
| 2. Inspiration from the State-issued Syllabus of Middle Schools English Teaching | 第27-32页 |
| ·Comparisons between Three Stated-issued Syllabuses of Middle Schools | 第27-28页 |
| ·Criteria of English Course for National Elementary Education (2001) | 第28-32页 |
| 3. Cultural Focus in Textbooks now in Use in Comparison with Previously | 第32-33页 |
| 4. Approaches to Culture Teaching | 第33-37页 |
| ·Reveal the cultural connotations of lexicons | 第35页 |
| ·Create a cultural context for dialogues | 第35-37页 |
| 5. Get students to understand the influence exerted by culture over grammar | 第37-41页 |
| ·Stance of Teacher (Curiosity, open-mindedness, and enjoyment) | 第38页 |
| ·Conclusion of Teaching Methods | 第38-39页 |
| ·Points for Incorporating Culture | 第39-41页 |
| Conclusion | 第41-43页 |
| Appendix I: A Designation for a Dialogue Lesson | 第43-46页 |
| Appendix II: A Designation for a Reading Lesson | 第46-49页 |
| Bibliography | 第49-52页 |
