the strategy of teaching speaking through culture

Speaking as one of the competences in english has become main purpose for those who studyenglish. this competence becomes a symbol for students to show that they have mastered english. infact, teaching speaking in school often failed because the teacher didn’t include culture in teaching it.most teachers forget that language is an important part of the culture. the aim of this research was toinvestigate deeply the strategy of teaching speaking through culture. by the ethnographic design, theresearcher revealed the strategy used by the teacher in teaching speaking through culture. the object ofthe study was students of senior high school in the higher level. data were collected throughobservation, interview with the teachers, students and document review. the finding indicated that theteacher integrated the adaptive strategy in teaching speaking with three level of culture that is: culturalknowledge, cultural awareness and cultural competence.