Teaching Culture in the Foreign Language Classroom The Case of English Language classes in Mostaganem University

Abstract

Regarding the inseparability of language and culture, foreign language teaching and learning requires the teaching of target language culture. The current master project focus on the importance of teaching culture in Algerian EFL classrooms. In other words, this research provides an insight on how the foreign language culture is treated in the Algerian universities, and whether it is taught appropriately through effective techniques. Furthermore, it investigates the teachers’ attitudes towards the importance of culture teaching. Additionally, this research examines the learners’ concern and attitudes towards the target culture learning.. This empirical study examines the situation in which learning and teaching take place. It focuses on considerable observations and analysis of the results that the study reveals. Additionally the results will be discussed. Finally, and on the light of the results provided in the research, some considerable suggestions and recommendations was proposed for the implementation of culture in EFL classrooms. Further suggestions are addressed to the authorities to help improve the teaching of English language and culture.