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ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1992
In cooperative learning, students work together in small groups on tasks that require cooperation and interdependence among all individuals in each group. This digest looks at how cooperative learning can be used as an effective method for working with students from diverse language backgrounds. Focus is specifically on the structural approach to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Cultural Differences, Limited English Speaking
Kramsch, Claire – 1996
The ability to communicate in a foreign language requires more than linguistic accuracy. To understand and be understood by others requires the ability to recognize cultural differences. For example, polite behavior in one language may not be the social equivalent in another language. In order to acquire cultural competence, students have to…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Design
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Despite disagreement about the value of multicultural education, schools are putting some multicultural learning into the curricula already in place. This guide for parents describes the different ways that schools are teaching multiculturalism. Some schools emphasize programs that focus on information and teach about different cultural groups by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
McGroarty, Mary – 1993
This digest identifies some of the cultural factors that can influence learner and teacher behavior during classroom English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction. Four topic areas are discussed: roles of learners and teachers, gender-related issues; appropriate topics for instruction, and behavior at the site of instruction. Given the diversity…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Adkins, Myrna Ann; Sample, Barbara; Birman, Dina – 1999
English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers are often among the first people available to help refugees and other immigrants cope with a new cultural and linguistic environment. Although the identified role of the teacher is to teach English language skills, the teacher's role as cultural broker is also important. This digest focuses on how…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Culturally Relevant Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1995
This digest presents eight principles drawn from theory and research on second language acquisition and culturally sensitive instruction to guide teachers who work with linguistically and culturally diverse students. Each principle is accompanied by a brief explanation and suggestions for classroom techniques and activities. They are: (1)…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Classroom Techniques, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Awareness