Role of culture in language learning and teaching was investigated by Genc and Bada (2005). This study was conducted
with the participation of the students of the ELT department of Çukurova University in Turkey. As a result of the study,
a significant similarity between the students’ views and the theoretical benefits of a culture class as argued by some
experts in the field was observed. Regarding the benefits of learning about culture, attending the culture class has raised
cultural awareness in ELT students concerning both native and target societies. This study illustrates how arguments of
language teaching experts in favor of a culture class in language learning and teaching are justified by some sound
evidence provided by the participants of this study.
In another study, the effects of cultural instruction on foreign language learning were investigated by Tsou (2005). For
this purpose, the combination of an anthropology process and task-oriented approach was applied to conduct the cultural
lessons. Culture instruction was implemented within two elementary EFL classrooms for one semester to see the effects
of culture instruction on foreign language learning. When culture lessons were integrated into EFL instruction, students'
language proficiency was significantly improved. In addition, they had better interests in language learning.