Mediating Language And Culture: Crossing Barriers Bridging Gabs

increased in this age, as a result, a tremendous need for people to have access to information all over the world is increasing day by day. This growing and extending need leads to a noticed growth in the foreign/second language teaching policy. Many researchers, therefore, acknowledge the fact that learning a foreign language is a requirement to survive in today’s world and to keep up with the latest information technologies in the world. Consequently, it is of great necessity to draw attention to its culture as an aid to EFL learners’ involvement to develop understanding and tolerance vis-à-vis the other’s cultures. Thus, the present paper highlights the belief that cultural knowledge and experience may make us aware that, far from becoming members of the same ‘monocultural global village’ , we can actually become observers and participants at the same time without loosing one’s identity from which we distinguish ourselves from the others. In other words, to bridge cultural gaps that might be delivered and exploited and cross out the possible barriers which may cause misunderstanding of information in the target language and culture.