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Disadvantages Of Teaching English Language

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Laiouane Mohamed
TEFL/ GROUP 2
29/11/2016

Nowadays, English language is of crucial importance to every individual all over the world. It is functional in almost every aspect of life, for instance: Education, economy, travel, and politics. A high level of fluency in English is at heart of the learners? objectives in order to successfully function in the previously mentioned aspects, which leads us to the process and methods of teaching that can guarantee such level. The question of teaching English encompasses several debatable issues, one of them is, whether to teach ?culture? along with English or not. Culture and language cannot be separated, and to effectively learn English; students relatively need to be acquainted with and …show more content…

The former uses complex structures such as idiomatic expressions, references, and collocations such structures are more or less related to the cultural background of the speaker. For instance, when the student comes across the following idiomatic expression ?I don?t think we are in Kansas anymore?[footnoteRef:3] he won?t find it difficult to understand the structure. But if he does not know that this is a famous line from an American movie, and is used when the location that you are in is unfamiliar to you, and you feel lost. Then the student cannot understand the real meaning. [3: …show more content…

Since cultures are different it is highly likely that students will be exposed to a set of values and attitudes that are completely opposite to their own culture. In fact, avoiding this alienation is feasible and by following certain approaches and methods teachers can dodge cultural hegemony. For instance, when the teacher is using a particular material related to a specific cultural item; they should not give value judgment while comparing it with its equivalent in the students? culture. Teachers should also give the students the opportunity to use their L1 if it will encourage comprehension. In addition to that, the content of learning should be related to the students? environment and to their everyday lives[footnoteRef:4]. [4:

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