Anadili İngilizce olan ve olmayan İngilizce öğretmenlerinin sınıf içinde kültüre ait pedagojik uygulamalarının araştırılması

Culture is a vital element of EFL teaching, yet many EFL teachers are often faced with the challenge of incorporating culture into their teaching. This study attempts to describe how native and non-native EFL teachers position culture in teaching as well as details regarding pedagogic strategies teachers use to integrate culture while teaching. The study aims to raise teachers' awareness of the relevance of cross-cultural teaching in practice for a better result of EFL cultural competence. The data was gathered from EFL teachers of different nationalities via a semi-structured interview with both native and non-native EFL teachers at both private and state schools in Adana Turkey. Data was also collected through questionnaires. This study indicates that many EFL teachers are aware of culture's importance while some are aware of it to some extent. Findings from this study support previous research by providing contributions to the fields of pedagogic strategies and teaching culture in foreign language classes. Keywords: Culture, foreign language teaching, language teaching methodology, language proficiency, native teachers, non-native teachers, teaching style.