Culture and language are so interrelated that separating them is almost impossible- that is, they are like two sides of the same coin. The teachers are for the integration of the target culture in the EFL classes. In the same vein, teachers are encouraged to integrate certain aspects of the target culture, such as language, norms, and values, to avoid misunderstanding, and respect each other’s cultural rights.
Culture is, among other things, the core of language, and it does correlate with attitude. In other words, culture is how people respond, whether positively or natively, to a society’ values and behaviours. It is the core of a society because it connects people through identity and shapes the way they live, behave, speak and interact. Heuristically, language cannot be separated from the culture of the people who use it because through culture, we can understand why some people speak and interact in a particular way. The mastery of a language requires knowledge at the level of linguistic and communicative competence. And, the goal of English language teaching, of course, is to help the societymove to modernity by sharing and exchanging scientific, cultural and civilizational ideas with the target language community. The importance of culture in teaching materials has an impact on the learning of a language especially a foreign language.
Culture offers the possibility for EFL learners to activate their motivation towards the target language. English being the centre of culture in countries where it is spoken as native language and mostly where the dominant culture is English does not necessary mean that these cultures do not differ. Viz, studies supporting the teaching of the target culture is increasing at a very fast rate.
As a conclusion, teachers are aware of the important role the target culture plays alongside English teaching and are positive towards its integration. Simply, the teachers are aware of the importance of the target culture for the English students.
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