The Influence of Teaching English Culture on Algerian Students’ Attitudes:

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the influence of teaching English culture on Algerian students' attitudes as well as identifying teachers' practices and techniques that enhance students' interest in the English culture. The study carried out a survey of two questionnaires at Guelma University to confirm the hypothesis which stated that culture integration in foreign language class may increase students' interest and acceptance in foreign language. Therefore, the first questionnaire was administered for the university teachers of English to raise their awareness about the importance of teaching culture in foreign language teaching and their useful techniques to teach the cultural aspects. The second questionnaire was directed to third year students at the same university. The study reported that foreign language teachers are aware about the importance of culture teaching, they also used different techniques to convey cultural aspects of the target language. Moreover, students showed great interest in incorporating English culture through various techniques to present the target features in their class. In the light of these finding, the present study recommends the integration the target culture in foreign language teaching context.