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English Language Teaching As A Second Or Foreign Language

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English language teaching as a second or foreign language becomes widespread and it is challenging to find a country that has not been affected by its sweep and does not teach or use English including the Arabian and Islamic countries. The widespread of English strengthens the idea that English has an imperialistic and hegemonic role, which in turn has a number of consequences. However, it is logical to assume that English and its teaching are not isolated from its culture. According to Buttjes & Byram (1991), language is an integral part of a culture, which affects the other elements of the culture. Therefore, according to the strong relationship between language and culture, Kramsch (1993), argues that teaching a language means teaching the culture associated with that language. In addition, Ha (2008) states that: The more we use a language, the more familiar it becomes, and the more familiar it becomes, the more likely it turns into a habit. This means that when it becomes a habit, it will be culturally part of the learners.” (P.27).
In this respect, teaching and learning English means learning and assimilating its Western culture. However, Pennycook (1995) remarked that ELT as a linguistic domination and it has been imposed over nations, which did not have the choice to use or teach English since that most of the sciences are made to be accessible only in English. Edward Said (1935-2003 as cited in Hasan, 2015) strongly believes that English has

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