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Peer reviewedJones, Dianne – Educational Leadership, 1985
By focusing on goegraphy, music, art, and literature, one teacher teaches her students about the history of Russian culture without having to fight student predjudice against the Soviet government. (PGD)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Peer reviewedPfister, Guenter G. – Clearing House, 1992
Argues that a primary goal of foreign language instruction should be acquainting students with foreign culture. Discusses how language teachers might facilitate student encounters with foreign cultures. Presents an eight-step process for developing reading skills in a foreign language. (HB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Foreign Culture, Reading Skills, Second Language Instruction
Download full textKitts, Charles – 1989
Designed to better acquaint U.S. teenagers with their counterparts in India, the four lesson plans and supplementary materials contained in this document ask students to compare their lives with those of Indian teenagers in the following areas: education, recreation, dating/marriage, and problems. (DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Glaap, Albert Reiner; Weller, Franz Rudolf – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1978
Discusses problems and techniques in the teaching of literature in the context of the teaching of foreign language and culture. (AM)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Foreign Culture, Languages, Literature
German Federal Foreign Office, Bonn (West Germany). – 1990
A collection of lessons is presented for teaching about the Federal Republic of Germany that were developed as a result of a study/travel seminar attended by 18 Georgia educators during the summer of 1989. Lessons are designed so that they may either be used individually, integrated into the curriculum at appropriate places, or be used as a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedGlueckert, Alan – School Arts, 1989
Suggests the use of Sumi-e painting with its emphasis upon simplicity as a means of motivating students to explore a new and interesting form of visual expression. Describes an activity which involves a demonstration of this art form. Includes a chart showing the seven basic Japanese Sumi-e strokes. (KO)
Descriptors: Art Education, Artists, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
Donley, Susan K.; And Others – 1990
This curriculum guide provides a sampler of the wide variety of expression practiced by cultural groups all over the world. The guide was developed to help fill the need for multicultural art resources that are respectful of both modern art education philosophy and of authentic, sensitive representation of other cultures. The types of materials…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Products, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedWood, Richard E. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1979
Describes how the use of stamps from francophone and other countries may be an adjunct to the teaching of French language and culture. (AM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Cultural Influences, Educational Media, Foreign Culture
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1975
This unit is designed to introduce secondary or post-secondary students to the ancient art of Chinese calligraphy through step-by-step instructions on writing Chinese characters. Because each character is made up of a series of single brush strokes, it is believed that if students learn to recognize these as components of completed characters, the…
Descriptors: Chinese, Chinese Culture, Cultural Activities, Cultural Education
Keyser, Catherine H., Ed.; Martin, Roberta, Ed. – 1991
This workbook is divided into 17 topical sections containing student readings and classroom activities designed to supplement standard textbook presentations and to bring China "alive" for students. The organization of the materials and the background notes for teachers stress central themes that are distinctive and recurrent in Chinese…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture, Elementary Secondary Education
Peters, Richard – 1990
In creating a continuous-integrated-sequential curriculum for grades 5-8, educators must raise and answer a series of questions to guide them in their decision-making. This paper raises and answers questions pertinent to the creation of a curriculum in cultural geography. Among the topics addressed are teaching methods, learning processes,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1985
This document consists of a collection of 13 curriculum projects created by U.S. teachers after visiting China during 1985. The included projects cover a variety of topics concerning China: "China Takes to the Streets: How Does Street Life Reflect Life in China?" (R. Andrian and H. Greenberg); "Outline for China Box--Exploring China…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, High Schools, Instructional Materials
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1986
This document consists of a collection of four curriculum projects created by U.S. teachers after visiting China during 1986. The projects are: "Thinking in Time: How Nations Use and Misuse History" (M. Lappen); "China: Educating over 1,000,000,000 People" (F. Marks and L. Schneider); "Old and New: China and the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, High Schools, Instructional Materials
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1988
This document consists of a collection of 18 curriculum projects created by U.S. teachers after visiting China during 1988. The projects cover a variety of topics concerning China: "Chinese Living Environments" (R. Stumpe Brent); "China as a Model of a Mixed Economy in a Developing Nation" (G. Caressi); "Images of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, High Schools, Instructional Materials
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 1990
This document consists of a collection of curriculum projects created by U.S. teachers after visiting China during 1990. The projects cover 16 topics concerning China: "The Education System in the People's Republic of China" (T. Birney); "What I Want to Know about the People's Republic: Brief Answers to Questions Asked about the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, High Schools, Instructional Materials
