On Cultural Background Knowledge in English Reading

作     者：苏琴 郭成 Su Qin;Guo Cheng

作者机构：延安大学西安创新学院外语系 

出 版 物：《时代教育》 (Time Education)

年 卷 期：2009年第10期

页      面：82-83页

学科分类：0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 05[文学] 

主　　题：cultural background knowledge reading comprehension 

摘      要：Reading comprehension is undoubtedly one of the most important abilities for English learners. This paper firstly makes a brief introduction to the reading theory and cultural background knowledge. Then using schema theory and typical examples,the paper demonstrates the role of cultural background knowledge in reading comprehension. The application of cultural background knowledge in reading practice is proposed as the keys to the improvement of reading comprehension ability.