Chapter one Introduction引言
1.1 Background of the Study探讨背景
在二十一世纪的全球化和国际化的发展和中国加入世界贸易组织，中国人有越来越多的机会与外界的关系。无可否认，不同的文化是迄今为止中国比以往任何时候都更容易，并图拉】通信成为在二十一世纪的最突出，最重要的活动之一。With the development of globalization and internationalization in the twenty-firstcentury and China entering World Trade Organization Chinese people have more andmore opportunities to contact with the outside world. There is no denying that variouscultures are far more accessible to Chinese than ever before, and intercu】tura】communication becomes one of the most prominent and important activities in thetwenty-first century. Simultaneously, failure and understanding are also multitudinousin these intercultura] contacts because of cultural differences.In addition，英语论文，nowadays English, as a lingua franca of the whole world, has takenthe role of intemationa] cormnunication tool and has walked into and influenced theprocess of the college English learning in various cultural factors. What is more,cultural factors, sometimes as the barriers of college English learning, especially ofthe college English reading, need further study.In recent years，a large and still increasing number of Chinese students arestudying English with great enthusiasms. However, English, as the second language，is, to some degree，difficult for our students to leam and to master as well as thenative users. So, the difficulties in reading, listening, speaking and writing are thegreatest points to conquer. In this thesis, I pay more attention to the barriers of collegeEnglish reading. However, little attention has been paid to the cultural factors in thebarriers of college English reading. As a matter of fact，students, while readingEnglish passages, texts and even the news papers and western magazines, areundergoing major cultural and developmental changes, especially when they areadapting to a sharply different culture from their native culture. It is significant torealize that some cultural factors are influencing English reading process.Understanding the complex relationships between some cultural factors，Englishreading and English reading barriers can throw more light on the teaching of foreignlanguage, especially the college English reading，英语毕业论文，and culture in China and helpdevelop adequate intervention strategies as well as adequate English reading trainingprograms. Therefore，there will be a need to start a research project to investigate thereading strategies and models of Chinese college students and to understand factorsassociated with cultural factors that influence their choosing of various strategies.
1.2 Research Questions探讨问题
This paper attempts to provide insights and perspectives into the cultural barriersof college English reading. There are so many research works on reading and collegeEnglish reading. However, little attention has been paid to the cultural factors inEnglish reading. As a matter of fact，students, while reading English passages, textsand even the news papers and western magazines, are undergoing major cultural anddevelopmental changes，especially when they are adapting to a sharply differentculture from their native culture. It is significant to realize that some cultural factorsare influencing English reading process. Understanding the complex relationshipsbetween some cultural factors，English reading and E |
