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Scholar, Institute of English Language & Literature, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan.  \n[alisheeraz77@gmail.com](alisheeraz77@gmail.com)  \nBahram Kazemian  \nDepartment of English, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran [bahram_kazemian@yahoo.com](bahram_kazemian@yahoo.com)  \nIsrar Hussain Mahar  \nLecturer (English), Pakistan Steel Cadet College, Karachi.  \n[israrhussain78@yahoo.com](israrhussain78@yahoo.com)  \nAbstract  \nEnglish has been designated as a source of intercultural communication among the people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. A range of linguistic and cultural theories contribute meaningful insights on the development of competence in intercultural communication. The speculations suggest the use of communicative strategies focusing on the development of learners’ efficiency in communicating language through cultural context. However, the teaching of culture in communication has not been paid due importance in a number of academic and language settings of Pakistan and Iran. This assignment study indicates problems in view of teaching English as a medium of instruction in public sector colleges of interior Sindh, Pakistan and prescribed textbooks in Iranian schools. It also aims to identify drawbacks and shortcoming in prescribed textbooks for intermediate students at college level and schools. Therefore, the assignment study recommends integration of cultural awareness into a language teaching programme for an overall achievement of competence in intercultural communication.  \nKeywords: cultural awareness, intercultural communication, communicative  \ncompetence, cross-cultural interaction, teaching pedagogy  \nA. Introduction  \nCulture may be defined as a ‘social heredity’ transmitted from one generation to another generation with the accumulation of individual experiences, or a mode of activities differentiating people of one society from another society. Culture cannot be a biological phenomenon but a learned pattern of social behaviour to be followed. It is a wonderful and unique phenomenon of human society with colourful diversity always changing its patterns which is the greatest beauty of human society. Culture forms beliefs, conveys ideas, and shares knowledge on customs and values. All of these characteristics are communicated through language which is an integral part of culture (Taga, 1999) .  \nThere have been popular speculations regarding the relationship of language with culture and thought. An American anthropologist, Sapir (1921), argues that culture and thought are language dependent on account of conveying the implicit meaning and inherited patterns of life. The acquired knowledge on such patterns reveals ones identity through the ways of thinking, feeling, acting, and behaving in a cultural context. Moreover, the cultural context determines the way people interact and make perceptions regarding any situation or the object of life. Thus, the existence of language into culture serves the means of communication among the individuals of a society.  \nThe existence of culture for human society is possible due to the development and use of a common language among the people, for example the cultural representation of an individual can be observed through the use of language in particular context. It is the influence of culture on human minds that not only constructs human personality but also leads one to behave as per the existing norms of society. It is indicated by Emitt & Komesaroff (2003) that the acquisition of culture requires the learning of a language for the transmission of attitudes, ideas, and values to the next generation. As a result, individuals continue to follow prevailing customs, norms, and values inherited through asocial system. Therefore, no human society has ever existed without d","cbCaieqRFmCKkJCx","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieqRFmCKkJCx","pdf",207003,"English","# A. Introduction\n## Culture in Second/Foreign Language Learning\n# B. Literature Review","[{\"question\":\"How does the study explain the role of culture in second and foreign language learning?\",\"answer\":\"Culture is described as a learned pattern of social behavior transmitted across generations, and language is presented as an integral means through which culture’s beliefs, ideas, and customs are communicated. 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