外语教学中的文化差异及语用失误

不同的民族有不同的文化，主要表现在宇宙观、价值观及道德标准的差异。不同文化中，在相同的场合，同一种交际功能可能用不同的语言表达方式来实现。同一句话实施的言外之意可能不尽相同，来自不同文化背景的人可能推断出不同的会语蕴涵，从而得出不同的理解。如果对此缺乏了解，误用了语言表达方式，使对方产生误解，称为语用失误。因此，在外语教学中，要求教师在教授外语时，还要着重向学生介绍所学外语的民族文化，让学生意识到

Cultural Differences and Pragmatic Failure in Foreign Language Teaching

Different countries have different cultures. People in different countries have different concepts of universe, value and moral standard. The cultural custom may influence the use of language. People of different cultures may deduce the different meanings from the same sentence. Lack of understanding this and misuse of language, there will lead to pragmatic failure. Therefore, in foreign language teaching, teachers should emphasize the culture of target language to make students realize the importance of cultural differences and avoid pragmatic failure.