传统的英语阅读教学阻碍了学生阅读技能的发挥,图式理论的产生及应用为英语阅读教学提供了重要的理论指导。本文概述了图式理论的产生、内涵及分类,并从认知心理学的角度探讨了图式理论与英语阅读理解的关系及图式理论对英语阅读教学的启示。 The traditional English reading teaching hinders students’ reading skills. The generation and application of schema theory provide important theoretical guidance for English reading teaching. This article outlines the generation, connotation and classification of schemata theory. From the perspective of cognitive psychology, it discusses the relationship between schemata and English reading comprehension and the implications of Schema theory for English reading teaching.