Notes of Different Cultural Elements in English Reading

Culture is a very broad concept, referring to the sum of history, geography, local customs, traditional customs, lifestyles, literature and art, code of conduct, way of thinking and values etc of a country or nation, and also spiritual wealth that human beings accumulate during creation of material wealth. While learning the second languages, people shall understand and master cultures and customs, traditional customs, cultural background and living habits of English-speaking countries, in order to have better English reading. This paper analyzes barriers of different cultural elements in reading and notes of reading from perspectives of the important role of reading in English learning, the relationship between reading and cultural elements and the role of cultural background knowledge in reading comprehension etc, and provides ideas for further English learning and raising English reading proficiency.