新的《大学英语教学大纲》对传统大学英语阅读理解教学模式提出了挑战,“关联理论”应用到阅读教学能提高教学效率。本文首先简述该理论,然后论述如何将“关联理论”应用于大学英语阅读教学实践,使学生在阅读过程中获得猜测词义、分析话语中的逻辑关联,并学会整体式阅读的能力。笔者认为“关联理论”可以在实践中不断创新,有利于当前的大学英语阅读教学。 The new “Syllabus for College English” challenges the traditional college English reading comprehension teaching mode, and the application of “Relevance Theory” to reading teaching can improve teaching efficiency. This article first briefly discusses the theory, and then discusses how to apply “Relevance Theory ” to the practice of college English reading teaching so that students can get guessed meaning during reading, analyze the logical connection in discourse and learn the ability of reading in a whole. The author believes that “Relevance Theory ” can innovate in practice, which is good for the current college English reading teaching.