Abstract
This study was conducted with the participation of the students of the
ELT department of Çukurova University in Turkey. We have tried to
find out what students think about the effects of the culture class they
attended in the fall semester of 2003-2004 academic year. 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 favour of a
culture class in language learning and teaching are justified by some
sound evidence provided by the participants of this study.