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Claire Kramsch

Abstract

Until World War II, culture used to be seen as the highly literate component of language study. In the seventies, it became synonymous with the way of life and everyday behaviors of members of speech communities. Nowadays it has become embroiled in the controversies associated with the politics of ethnic identity, religious affiliation and moral values. This paper first surveys how the cultural dimension of language study has been defined, taught and researched. It then reviews current interdisciplinary developments in the way culture is conceptualized and how it is now seen as integrating learners’ historicities and subjectivities in language education.