Nowadays, it is a widely known fact that teaching and learning a foreign language cannot be reduced to the direct teaching of linguistic skills like phonology, morphology, vocabulary, and syntax. The contemporary models of communicative competence show that there is much more to learning a language, and they include the vital component of cultural knowledge and awareness (Bachman 1990; Council of Europe 2001). In other words, to learn a language well usually requires knowing something about the culture of that language. Communication that lacks appropriate cultural content often results in humorous incidents, or worse, is the source of serious miscommunication and misunderstanding.

(Zofia Chlopek. The Intercultural Approach to EFL Teaching and Learning. United States: English Teaching Forum Number 4, 2008.)

Considerando a afirmação de Chlopek, a abordagem intercultural de ensino de inglês como língua estrangeira