The Role of Culture Through the Eyes of Different Approaches to and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching

Adeleh Heidari; Saeed Ketabi; Rezvan Zonoobi

doi:10.36923/jicc.v14i1.667

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Adeleh Heidari ⁽¹⁾ , Saeed Ketabi ⁽²⁾ , Rezvan Zonoobi ⁽³⁾

1. The Department of Foreign Languages University of Isfahan

2. The Department of Foreign Languages University of Isfahan

3. The Department of Foreign Languages University of Isfahan

https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v14i1.667

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2014)

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2010 November 10

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2014 March 30

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culture, culture and language teaching, language teaching approaches and methods, intercultural competence

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It is commonly accepted that language is a part of culture and that it plays a very important role in it. However, the priority given to the place of culture as a significant component in language teaching has not been equally the same in different approaches and methods of foreign language teaching. This paper explores the role of culture in language teaching and the importance of the integration of culture into the teaching of language in traditional, innovative and modern approaches to language teaching. It starts from the ancient times and the age of popularity of Grammar-translation Method when the role of culture was only implicitly recognized and culture was confined to literature and fine art and ends with the present situation where the pressing need for cross-cultural encounters in the era of globalization has led to the notion of intercultural competence.

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Rezvan Zonoobi

Author Biographies

Adeleh Heidari

Adeleh Heidari, is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Her main areas of interest are Foreign Language Learning and Teaching , Cultural Linguistics, and English for specific Purposes.

Saeed Ketabi

Saeed Ketabi, is an associate professor of applied linguistics at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. He has published numerous articles in the area of English language teaching and learning. His main areas of interest are English Teaching Methodology and Materials development.

Rezvan Zonoobi

Rezvan Zonoobi, is a Ph.D candidate at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Her main areas of interest are Discourse Analysis , and Language Teaching and Learning.

Heidari, A., Ketabi, S., & Zonoobi, R. (2014). The Role of Culture Through the Eyes of Different Approaches to and Methods of Foreign Language Teaching. Journal of Intercultural Communication, 14(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.36923/jicc.v14i1.667

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