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Cultural Understanding In English Language Learning
Lestari, L. A. (2010). When we talk about language, culture will automatically enter into it too. Language is a communication tool that can facilitate a relationship between individuals in each country. English was the first language spoken in Britain and is now one of the most commonly spoken international languages in many countries. English is a foreign language in Indonesia which is certainly not used in everyday communication. Teaching English in Indonesia emphasizes mastery of four skills, namely listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
A student who can use good English grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation may not necessarily express his ideas smoothly and acceptably if the student does not have cultural knowledge when a sentence or utterance can be conveyed. For example, a student who is just learning introductory dialogue in English at school tries to practice in oral communication. When there is a foreign national woman near her house, she tries to get acquainted with "Hello, Miss. How old are you? " Grammatically, there is nothing wrong in the student's greeting sentence, but if greeting is assessed for its socio-cultural acceptability, it could be said that the greeting is unacceptable because in the English-speaking community asking for age to someone who is new, especially women is one of the things that less polite. This shows that how a sentence is true based on can be misinterpreted when used in an inappropriate context.
Abusyairi, K. (2013). Language and culture are two things that cannot be separated. Language is part of culture so that cultural understanding is very important to be applied in teaching foreign languages especially foreign languages, in this case, English. Culture plays an pilot role in establish the success of message delivery and the compose of smooth communication between the speaker and the interlocutor. So, in learning English it is not enough just to learn the aspects and components of the language, but learning cultural aspects is also very necessary. English teachers need to pay attention with cultural elements in their learning so that the students are able to use the language to communicate. For students, the English culture knowledge will help them to understand the situations they face when reading or listening to English texts.
METHOD
This research is a qualitative research. Observations were made by direct visits to local schools. The data collection technique is done through literature study. The results of data collection were analyzed and enriched through other written sources. To strengthen data analysis, further literature study was carried out to determine the process of understanding culture in learning English.