%0 Journal Article
%T Developing Cultural Awareness
%A £¿smail F£¿rat Altay
%J Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
%D 2005
%I Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies
%X This paper aims at emphasizing the issue of teaching of culture in foreign languageteaching. In this respect, the reasons of teaching culture in foreign language classes arefocused on initially. So, the justifications of teaching culture are considered and explainedand by the help of a dialogue. Right after this, ways of developing cultural awareness is takeninto account. At this step, types of courses to develop cultural awareness are dealt with.Developing cultural awareness in class is another aspect to handle. Besides, ways ofdeveloping cultural awareness outside the class are worked on. Whether there are dangers ofusing culture in foreign language class is explained in dangers and problems part. In theconclusion, ideas of the writer on the subject as final remarks are clarified.
%K Culture
%K teaching of culture
%K cultural awareness
%K developing cultural awareness
%U http://www.jlls.org/Issues/Volume1/No.2/firataltay.pdf