语言与文化相互依存,语言既是记录和传播文化的重要工具,也是文化的内涵之一。英语教学不应只是单纯地教授语言系统本身,还必须和文化教学同步进行,重视文化差异,培养学生的跨文化意识。本文从语言与文化二者的关系出发,分析了产生交际失误的原因,并阐述了培养跨文化意识的具体可行的方法。 Language and culture are interdependent. Language is not only an important tool for recording and disseminating culture, but also one of the connotations of culture. English teaching should not just teach the language system itself, but also must be carried out in parallel with the cultural teaching, emphasizing cultural differences and cultivating students’ intercultural awareness. Based on the relationship between language and culture, this article analyzes the causes of communicative errors and elaborates the concrete and feasible methods of cultivating intercultural awareness.