CULTURAL INSIGHTS IN LANGUAGE TEACHING FROM LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE PERPECTIVES

Culture is regarded as an essential component of a society. It encompasses several aspects of human life, including the language, literature, art, attitudes, beliefs, customs, and morals of people who live in the same community and share the same history. The cultures of people living in different societies have their own unique cultures, even if they are somewhat similar to each other. In the same vein, language reflects the culture to which it belongs and differs from one society to another. Language is the most important communication tool that provides social elements of a society. It is best passed down from generation to generation through literature such as poetry, fairy tales, stories, or novels. Literature offers the opportunity to understand the lives, thoughts, and feelings of people from the same culture and society. As mentioned, it is clear that culture, literature, and language are interdependent and cannot be considered separate from each other. Culture is also important for language teaching and cannot be disconnected from one another. From this point, this paper focuses on how language, literature, and culture are interrelated and the role of culture in language teaching.