Cultural Incidents in Literary Texts

The present study investigates the importance of integrating culture in teaching literary texts. It highlights the place of culture in foreign language methodologies.Although culture teaching becomes a necessity in foreign language teaching, it is still dealt with as an adjunct in Algerian foreign language classrooms. This study proposes a model which integrates culture in teaching literature in foreign language classrooms. To achieve our aim, we apply the theoretical concepts proposed in the "Culture Bump Theory" to the analysis of cultural differences in E. M. Forster's A Passage to India. By conducting a didactic analysis, the following work clarifies the need for integrating cultural elements in teaching foreign languages..

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Professeur associé de didactique des textes littéraires et de la civilisationFaculté des Lettres et des LanguesDépartement d'anglais, Algérie.