本文揭示了语言与思维之间存在着紧密的关系 ,既没有无思维的语言 ,也没有无语言的思维。思维能力的高低对学生外语水平的提高有着重要的影响。强调了在外语教学中培养学生科学思维能力的必要性。并提出在外语教学中 ,教师应用多种科学方法和训练技巧 ,开辟第二课堂教学 ,激发学生的学习兴趣 ,发展学生的思维能力 ,全面提高教学质量和效率。 This article reveals that there is a close relationship between language and thinking. There is neither a language without thinking nor a language without thinking. The level of thinking ability has an important influence on the improvement of students’ foreign language proficiency. It emphasizes the necessity of cultivating students’ ability of thinking in science in foreign language teaching. And in foreign language teaching, teachers apply a variety of scientific methods and training skills, open up the second classroom teaching, to stimulate students ’interest in learning, develop students’ thinking ability, improve teaching quality and efficiency.