长期以来 ,传统教学法一直在我国的外语教学领域占主导地位。英语教学特别注重培养学生的语言知识能力 ,而忽略了培养学生的语言使用能力 ,从而在一定程度上导致了学生语用能力低下的后果。本文通过分析导致学生语用能力低下的原因 ,试图揭示语境在培养学生语用能力方面的重要作用 For a long time, the traditional teaching method has been dominant in the field of foreign language teaching in our country. English teaching pays special attention to cultivating students ’ability of language knowledge, while neglecting the ability to cultivate students’ language ability, which to some extent leads to the consequence of low pragmatic competence of students. This article attempts to reveal the important role of context in cultivating students’ pragmatic competence by analyzing the reasons that lead to the low pragmatic competence of students