Relation between Language and Culture.

Language:
Language is the system of communication used by particular country or
community. Language is more than just communication it is the proper way of communication,
conversation, collaboration and co- creation.

Culture:
Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies. The word
“Culture” derives from a French term, which in turn derives from the Latin ‘colere’, which
means to tend to the earth and grow or cultivation and nurture. Men is born and brought up in a
cultural environment.
According to Robert:
“Culture is the body of thought and knowledge”.

Relation between Language and culture:

 The relationship between Language and culture is deeply rooted.

 The relationship between language and culture is definitely symbiotic as one cannot function
without the other.
 Language and culture are unique human abilities. The ability to create a structured language
for communication is what makes humans and our culture distinct from other species.
Humans learn their culture through language and foreign cultures are also transmitted
through language.
 The role culture plays a major role in language. Humans are born without a language but are
born with language-acquisition faculties which enable us learn languages.
 There is a strong relationship between language and culture in numbers. There are
approximately 6,000 different languages in the world and these are shared among the 9,000
different cultures currently existing on earth.
 Learning of a language means is the learning of culture.
 Language raises according to culture.
 Interaction with a language is the interaction of culture.
 Language helps you to understand the cross- culture.
 If you are trying the understand the language then you are able to understand the culture.
 Teaching using another language in a different culture is hard. Teachers have encountered
difficulties when teaching a second language not local to a culture to its people and here are
some facts to explain these difficulties.
 The role of culture in cross-cultural communication is huge. Since each culture has its own
language set and ways of communicating, cross cultural communications can be quite
difficult for individuals.
 The relationship between language, culture and gender. Studies have shown that the language
used by specific genders fluctuate in almost every culture.
 Learning of new languages is achieved through cultural integration. Understanding a foreign
culture plays a huge role in becoming competent with its language. Studies show that
students of another language will learn to use expressions and terminologies in their right
context if they acquire knowledge of the society’s culture. Therefore, an integrated learning
policy that targets both cultural and lingual learning is important to mastering a second
language.
Finally, as this paper has shown, language and culture are intertwined to such an extent whereas
one cannot survive without the other. It is impossible for one to teach language without teaching
culture. The implications for language teaching and policy making are therefore vast and far
reaching.