Cultural significance in foreign learning and teaching with special emphasis on reading comprehension through cultural schemata

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to define the relationship of culture and language through the review of related literature, on one hand» and to show how significant cultural background is in reading comprehension by studying on university students, on the other. Chapter One deals with the statement of the problem, purpose of the study, scope of the study, hypothesis, and the definitions. Chapter Two consists of two parts, and focuses on the review of the related literature. The first part includes the relationship of culture and language. The second one is about the affect of cultural background in reading comprehension, What sort of method was used to test the hypothesis is shown in chapter three. Data gathered from the subjects were analyzed and displayed in tables and graphs in chapter four. In the last chapter, conclusions, the results and the implications reached at were stated. Appendixes, and bibliography are also attached to the end of this chapter.