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According to Fenner, the aim of foreign language education should be to develop cultural knowledge, competence, and awareness in order to better understand the foreign culture and the learner's own culture.
According to Byram, cultural knowledge is structured and systematically presented information about the learner's own culture.
The terms cultural knowledge, awareness, and competence are used interchangeably in literature on the teaching of culture.
True or false: The literature on culture teaching methodology is extensive and has employed numerous techniques to clarify the concept of culture.
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True or false: A basic competence in the English language, without cultural references, can lead to culture shock and animosity among nations.
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True or false: Cultural references can only serve as facilitating devices in the process of socialization into the target community.
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