TEACHING ENGLISH THROUGH CULTURE A USEFUL STRATEGY WITH REFERENCE TO R.K. NARAYAN’S 'SWAMI AND FRIENDS' (Pages 01-05) by Ms. Nagaveni. N.V.* and Dr. Karunakaran B. Shaji** in THE ENGLISH RESEARCH EXPRESS / ISSN:2321-1164 (Online); 2347-2642 (Print)

The present paper focuses on two important factors ‘English Language Teaching’ and ‘Culture’. ‘Culture’ and ‘language’ are the two faces of the same coin. Culture represents language, language of a person proclaims his culture. The language represents the changes and reformations of culture and culture reflects the refinements of the people of the society of which one is a member. If the text which is prescribed for teaching English language represents the culture of the learners, it will successfully motivate them to learn English and make them active participants of learning. The present paper is aimed to show how the cultural representation of language in Swami and Friends by R.K.Narayan make the act of teaching English easier.he present paper focuses on two important factors ‘English Language Teaching’ and ‘Culture’. ‘Culture’ and ‘language’ are the two faces of the same coin. Culture represents language, language of a person proclaims his culture. The language represents the changes and reformations of culture and culture reflects the refinements of the people of the society of which one is a member. If the text which is prescribed for teaching English language represents the culture of the learners, it will successfully motivate them to learn English and make them active participants of learning. The present paper is aimed to show how the cultural representation of language in Swami and Friends by R.K.Narayan make the act of teaching English easier.Keywords: LSRW- Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing.