@article{article_122807, title={Socio-Pragmatic Problems in Foreign Language Teaching}, journal={Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies}, volume={2}, pages={136–146}, year={2006}, author={Çakır, İsmail}, keywords={Edimbilim, İletişimsel Yeterlik, Kültür, Kültürel Ögeler, Yabancı Dil Öğretimi}, abstract={<p>It is a fact that language is a means of communication for human beings. People who need to have social interaction should share the same language, beliefs, values etc., in a given society. It can be stated that when learning a foreign language, mastering only linguistic features of FL probably does not ensure true spoken and written communication. This study aims to deal with socio-pragmatic problems which the learners may be  confront with while learning and using the foreign language. Particularly cultural and cultural values of the target language such as idioms, proverbs and metaphors and their role in foreign language teaching have been   focused on. </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Hacettepe University}