%0 Journal Article
%T Socio-Pragmatic Problems in Foreign Language Teaching
%A £¿smail £¿AKIR
%J Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
%D 2006
%I Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
%X It is a fact that language is a means of communication for human beings. People who needto have social interaction should share the same language, beliefs, values etc., in a given society.It can be stated that when learning a foreign language, mastering only linguistic features of FLprobably does not ensure true spoken and written communication. This study aims to deal withsocio-pragmatic problems which the learners may be confront with while learning and using theforeign language. Particularly cultural and cultural values of the target language such as idioms,proverbs and metaphors and their role in foreign language teaching have been focused on.
%K Pragmatics
%K Communicative Competence
%K Culture
%K Cultural Components
%K Foreign Language Teaching
%U http://www.jlls.org/Issues/Volume%202/No.2/icakir.pdf