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The Importance of Cultural Awareness In English Language Teaching
Khoirunnisa Masyhudianti, Ummy Khoirunisya’ Masithoh, Hanita
Khoirunnisa
Masyhudianti, Ummy Khoirunisya’
Masithoh, Hanita
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Khoirunnisa
Masyhudianti, Ummy Khoirunisya’
Masithoh, Hanita
Masyhudianti, Ummy Khoirunisya’
Masithoh, Hanita
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Indonesia is one of the biggest multucultural countries in the world. It has various ethnics, languages, religions, and cultures. Between four, there are two elements; Language and Culture that have close relationship. Some social scientist maintain that culture would not possible without language. On the other hand, language is influenced and shaped by culture. Thus, language expresses culture, so learning a new language without familiarity with its culture remains incomplete understanding. The aim of this study is to describe the importance of cultural awareness in English Language Teaching. This is a literature review combining some sources of expert in the field of language and cultural awareness. The contribution of this study is to increase teacher and student understanding in cultural awareness especially in educational context in indonesia.
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2016
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