Abstract：Aiming to find out the problems in teaching English listening in junior middle school today and to put forward some suggestions on cross-cultural communicative English teaching, the author analyzes the current situations of present English listening teaching in junior schools and the importance of cultural background in English teaching by discussing the relationship between cultural difference and the feature of listening teaching. Hence, junior middle school students can benefit more from their English class and enhance their cross-cultural competence.

Key words: cross-cultural communication, cross-cultural awareness, listening teaching, junior school.

CONTENTS 

摘要

Abstract

1. Introduction1

1.1 Background of research

1.2 Significance of research

2. Cross-cultural Communication2

2.1 Basic Concepts

2.1.1 Definition of Cross-cultural Communication

2.1.2 Definition of Cross-cultural Communicative Competence

2.2. Cross-cultural Communication in junior High School

2.2.1 The Importance of Culture Teaching

2.2.2 Requirements of New Curriculum

3. Listening Teaching.5

3.1 Definition of listening

3.2 Listening comprehension

3.3 The process of listening

3.4 The role of listening in English teaching

4. Cross-culture communication and English listening teaching in junior school.7

4.1 The problems of listening teaching

4.1.1 Teachers’ problems

4.1.2 Students’ problems

4.2 Strategies for Teachers

4.2.1 Cultivating the students’ cross-cultural awareness through textbook and assistant materials

4.2.2 Creating western cultural atmosphere

4.2.3 Cultivating the students cross-cultural awareness throughout the whole teaching process

4.3. Strategies for students

4.3.1 Enlarging background knowledge

4.3.2 Developing skillful listening behaviors

5. Conclusion10

Bibliography.12

Acknowledgements..13