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| Article Name : | | | CULTURAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING ENGLISH IN THE TRIBAL COLLEGES OF ODISHA | | Author Name : | | | Sudhansu Kumar Dash | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3497 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Culture is closely related to language. It indicates that in learning a language, learners also need to learn about the culture. English is one of the foreign languages which are taught in schools, from primary up to secondary schools. Moreover, there are also kindergarten and playgroups which provide English as the subject. In this case, English is a language which is very important because it is taught in every level of education. For the English teachers, an appropriate teaching strategy is needed to make the students learn English more easily. One of the additional aspects that occur in learning English is the cultural aspect. In learning a language, the learners should also learn the culture of where the language comes. Language is rooted in culture and culture is reflected and passed on by language from one generation to the next .From this, one can see that learning a new language involves learning a new culture. In English, the learners should also know the western culture to use English in the appropriate way. Culture is a shared background as the result of common language and communication style of a society. Culture is asocial practice which produces, circulates and exchanges meanings .In sum, culture is a result of people's thought or imagination so that they make it as belief or customs. Through the belief and customs, human being has the thing called culture. Although culture is broad in meaning and types, people can still study culture through its differences and similarities. | | Keywords : | | |
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