The interrelationship and role of culture and literature in language development
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Language and culture are synonymous. Language acquires value and meaning when it is integrated with cultural elements. Students can be successful in the target language learning only if the culture of the target language becomes an inherent part of the teaching policy. This paper aims to examine the interrelationship of language, literature, culture, and language development. Enhancement of language learning is carried out through literature. To achieve the aim of this study, an extensive literature review was conducted by the researcher, using data collected from previous studies. From the results of the study, culture teaches us how to think, interact and behave in a society according to the norms framed by a particular community. If the culture is not understood before one learns a new language it may lead to miscommunication and misunderstandings in cross-cultural interactions.
Keywords: Cross-cultural communication, culture, language, language development, literature, teaching- methods;
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