According to the most recent trends (02) in foreign language teaching around the world, there is an implicit assumption that language and culture are intrinsically connected. The relation between language and culture is inseparable due to (03) the nature of the following concepts: (a) language exists inside culture and (b) culture cannot exist without the language it belongs to. Consequently, the general expectation one might have is that foreign language teachers should be aware of this connection, and should be prepared to adequately deal with language and culture in their foreign language classes. _________, (01) this does not seem to be the case. It can be observed that culture is still not taught appropriately or widely in foreign language classes.

(Source: Zilles, J. M. (2006) Networking Cultures –Brazilian-Norwegian Dialogues on Education and Culture. p. 120.)

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