日本中学英语教科书的文化内容

On Cultural Content in the English Textbooks of Middle School in Japan

伴随日本2008年新的《学习指导要领》的修订,强化包括英语在内的各学科学习成为日本国内教育的首要目标。交际和跨文化理解能力的培养成为英语教育的重要内容之一。本文通过分析日本中学英语教科书中的文化内容,从跨文化理解的视角出发探讨日本英语教学中的文化教育,以期对我国的英语教育有所启示和反思。

With the new revision of The Study Guides Points of Japan in 2008, it became the prime object for strengthening the various subjects, including English learning in Japan＇s domestic education. The ability of communication and cross- cultural understanding became one of the important contents of English education. This dissertation discusses the Japanese culture education in English teaching from the perspective of cross-cultural understanding, with the hope of the enlightenment and reflection of English education in China through analyzing the cultural content in Japanese high school English textbooks.