CULTURAL INFLUENCE ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING
Keywords:
culture, demonstrate, background knowledge, influence, implication, comprehensive, ability, intellectual range, contextAbstract
In this article, it was discussed influence of culture on foreign language teaching as culture offers several benefits to language classes. It can be useful in developing linguistic knowledge, and, if duly motivated, extend students’ language proficiency. Culture teaching is an essential supplement for language teaching, which enables students to experience pleasure from language learning.
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