Teaching culture is considered important by most teachers but it has remained "insubstantial and sporadic in most language classrooms" (Omaggio, 1993, p. 357). Omaggio gives several reasons for this including lack of time, uncertainty about which aspects of culture to teach, and lack of practical techniques.

Culture A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.. What are some things that define a culture? For example, music, language,

Culture in English language teaching materials has been subject to discussion for many years. The reason for the use of cultural content in classroom is for the supposition that it will foster learner motivation (McKay, 2000, p.7).

The title of Valdes' (1990) paper, 'The inevitability of teaching and learning culture in a foreign language course,' may now reflect an axiom in second-and foreign-language (L2 and FL) pedagogy, but it remains unclear to many L2 and FL educators just how this has come to be the case and what impact this has on their classroom practice.

English, particularly American English, has become the predominant foreign contact language in Japan (Loveday, 1986 and Haarman, 1986). The next most influential, though its influence seems to be waning, is German, which has made numerous contributions to the lexicon, particularly in the fields of medicine, mountain climbing, philosophy, and ...

English for Entertainment Popular culture. Popular culture has also played an important part in spreading English. American and British popular music are heard all over the world. American movies are seen in almost every country. Books in English are available even in countries where few people actually use English.

A critical 'checkbook' for culture teaching and learning. ELT Journal 56/2:154-161. Holly, D. 1990. The unspoken curriculum, or how language teaching carries cultural and ideological messages. In B. Harrison (Ed.), Culture and the language classroom (pp. 11-19). Hong Kong: Modern English Publications and the British Council.

Interpreting the Specific Heritage Language and Its Culture Within Our Classrooms The final area which the teachers of ESL can use to support heritage languages while teaching English is that of accurately and compassionately interpreting the specific heritage language and its culture within our classrooms. Suggestion--use willing parents!

Cultural Shock and Adapting to Canada A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom.. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt you had to "do as the Romans do"?

Firstly, American English and British English are converging thanks to increased transatlantic travel and the media. The movement of slang words is mostly eastwards, though a few words from the UK (particularly defamatory words like 'wanker' - the slang word for an onanist) have been adopted by the more anglocentric Ivy League fraternities.