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Peer reviewedDube, Pierre H. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Provides examples of humorous errors in written exams made by university students of French and Canadian culture. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, French, Higher Education, Humor
Peer reviewedMollica, Anthony; And Others – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1996
Notes that information presented in dialog form in a foreign language lends itself more easily to conversation than does intricate narrative prose. Using background information on Halloween, the article adapts the text to present information about the target culture as well as to humorously present facts about the North American festivity.…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Dialogs (Language), Foreign Countries, French
