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learners. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the importance and the effect of using 
literature to teach culture in the English language classes.
Tv. Many people consider that media provides an excellent source for discovering a “new” 
place and making our students more culturally competent. The press, TV news broadcasts, 
and talk shows can provide the linguistic and cultural authenticity that our students need in 
order to become culturally competent. These authentic texts provide valuable opportunities 
for students to gain insights into the target culture.Facts in newspapers or in TV news 
broadcasts are “food for thought”, which can be used to help students generate cultural 
hypotheses.Culture is not seen as homogenous or static. Since newspapers have a wide 
spectrum of social or ethnic class, gender, age, occupation etc., they may be regarded as a 
significant tool for evaluating values, perspectives and understanding of the people living in a 
foreign country. Besides, newspapers cover current issues which help learners to get an 
accurate idea about target culture. 
Internet. The Internet has become a major tool for effective teaching as well as a learning tool. 
Teachers can use it as a teaching tool by posting their teaching materials (notes and videos) 
on school website or forum . The learning process becomes interesting and diverse with the 
use of tutorial videos and notes.The Internet has a direct effect on culture and culture uses the 
Internet to suit its individual needs. People in different cultures use the Internet in different 
ways, and a main part of its use depends on the structure of the Internet in those 
cultures.Culture observes itself through individuals to reflect their perception, practices, 
values and in transfer of technology. Technology has a crucial impact on fundamental aspects 
of all our cultures including language, art, mobility, education and religion.Social Media has 
improved creativity and social awareness by fostering interaction with people and sharing 
new ideas and opinions. Moreover, social media enhances the intercultural adaptation level 
of people. We use it to become more adaptable to the new culture of the host countries. 
Picture. Photographs can provide glimpses into lives past, long-ago events, and forgotten 
places. They can help shape our understanding of culture, history, and the identity of the 
people who appear in them. Photographs can also be powerful tools for telling stories and 
chronicling events. Their context and presentation can greatly influence the way we 
understand everything from historical narratives to current cultural issues and situations. 
Conclusion. In conclusion,There are many materials and sources for teaching culture .Many 
analyses of the relationship between education and culture treat culture in one of two ways. 
Either it is seen as a set of pre-existing attitudes or factors which mitigate against the 
functioning and processes of the school, or it is seen as something which is reproduced among 
the younger generation by the school. In both cases culture is regarded as an entity, bearing 
either an antecedent or consequent relation to the process of education. In both cases culture 
conveys a slightly negative message. Either culture holds back, prevents or slows down the 
goals of the educator and educational institution, or the educator and educational institution 
are servants in the maintenance and reproduction of pre-existing culturesl which in many 
instances are judged by the outsider to be stagnant and regressive. Culture, broadly defined, 
is invoked as an explanation of failure rather than success, of problems rather than 

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