THE CONTENT OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSE AT ELT DEPARTMENTSAnnotation. The present study aimed at suggesting a list of topics for Language and Culture course through scrutinizing the real needs and preferences of EFL learners in English language programs. The researchers adopted the mixed-methods sequential exploratory method that utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data were gathered through analyzing 23 syllabi of state universities in Turkey, and reviewing related research articles in order to identify the related topics included in Language and Culture course. Subsequently, the researchers consulted the related field experts, and then designed a reduced list of 27 topics in the form of 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. The study sample consisted of 252 prospective teachers, and they were chosen by the snowball sampling method. The study participants were asked to decide on the extent to which they agree on the importance of each topic in the reduced list. The study findings showed that the most preferred topics identified by the prospective teachers are: the relationship between language and culture; culture, language and translation; the function of language in building social relations and communication; and world cultures. Findings also revealed that topics such as globalization, multilingualism, multiculturalism, intercultural and cross-cultural communication, and how to teach culture were identified as important topics.
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