A Sociolinguistic Study of the Importance of Culture in Language Learning and Teaching

This study was carried on the Iranian English learners of Arman English College located in Ahvaz, Iran. Perspective to Iranian English language colleges and institutions almost we can say that the culture of target language seldom considered and discussed in the classroom, that's why in this article we tried to deal with how teaching of culture of the target language will influence the process of English learning. We as well have attempted to find out how students think about the effects of the culture class which they attended about 45 days during their main studies of English in the college. As a result of the study, a substantial similarity between the students’ opinion and the theoretical benefits of cultural class as debated by some experts in the subject was discovered. The major purpose of this article is to talk over the indivisible relation between culture and language and the effectuation of instructional strategies for teaching second language through culture to increase students’ linguistics comprehension of the target language. In respect to the advantages of learning about culture, the English language learners affirm that by participating in the culture class not only they improve their language skills, but also enhanced and increased their cultural awareness toward the target and as well the native culture.