关于母语在英语教学中的作用有着两种截然不同的观点。一种是夸张了目的语教学,忽视了母语作用,另外一种则是认为母语在英语教学中扮演着一个很重要的角色,并有必要贯穿整个英语教学当中。本文通过对这两种观点的分析,提出了母语对英语教学既有积极的一面,也有消极的一面。在英语教学过程中,教师要动态而联系地看待并处理母语,只有这样才能有效地提高英语教学质量。 There are two very different perspectives on the role of mother tongue in English teaching. One is to exaggerate the target language teaching, neglect the role of mother tongue, the other is that the mother tongue plays an important role in English teaching, and it is necessary throughout the entire English teaching. Based on the analysis of these two views, this paper proposes that mother tongue has both positive and negative aspects to English teaching. In the process of English teaching, teachers should treat and deal with mother tongue dynamically and in a relational way. Only in this way can the quality of English teaching be effectively improved.