The Cultural Component in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Ukraine.

Abstract

The article discusses the inseparability of culture and language teaching, explores some problems that teachers of English as a foreign language in Ukraine face, and wgues in favor of the inclusion of students' own culture in English language teaching. The data that the author has collected by conducting surveys, analyzing textbooks and doing observations are presented. Ideas on how to infuse cultural goals into language teaching are offered. Examples of cultural techniques, such as culture capsules, intercultural connections, and critical incidents, designed by the author, are given in the article.