This study investigates how homeroom teachers (HRTs) use English as a lingua franca (ELF) as a strategy in English lessons with assistant language teachers (ALTs) and pupils in a Japanese primary school. The use of English as a lingua franca by the HRTs has various functions such as 1) giving directions, 2) managing pupils’ behavior, 3) giving encouragement, and 4) praising, with the use of repetition (Kaur, 2012) to enhance the intelligibility.

Teaching culture in EFL class is essential. However, problems arise as teachers attempt to incorporate it into their classes: target-culture is indefinable and it could lead to create a stereotypical image of other countries. Therefore, cultural teaching in EFL classes should focus on raising awareness of the students rather than teaching culture explicitly. This presentation will explore the outcomes of cultural teaching done in first-year university English classes for the purpose of raising cultural awareness.