Those that teach foreign languages in primary schools in Iceland are directed by the Icelandic National Curriculum for Compulsory Schools to make students aware of cultural competence or cultural literacy through language classes.
Kennurum erlendra tungumála í grunnskólum er uppálagt samkvæmt Aðalnámskrá grunnskóla að gera nemendur meðvitaða um menningarlæsi í gegnum tungumálakennsluna.