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Rucynski, John, Jr.; Prichard, Caleb – English Teaching Forum, 2021
From a cultural perspective, humor may be a universal feature of all cultures, but what is considered funny varies greatly from culture to culture. In this article, the authors demonstrate the importance of understanding kinds of humor that differ across cultures and offer clear suggestions for teaching three kinds--verbal irony, memes, and…
Descriptors: Humor, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Mease, Jennifer J. – Journal of Applied Communication Research, 2012
The business case for diversity--the practice of connecting human differences to an organization's bottom line--has been critiqued for its compromised treatment of human difference. Through a grounded in action discursive analysis of 19 interviews with diversity consultants, this research identifies three occupational demands that prompted…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Consultants, Social Change, Interviews
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Pearlstone, Zena – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
Hopi Brian Honyouti's "clown" sculptures stem from his personal and political views and comment on commercialism, big business, greed, over indulgence, and irresponsible and sexual behavior. This essay explores the meaning of these carvings to Honyouti, to Hopiit, and to the buying public, as well as their relationship to "tithu," the carved…
Descriptors: American Indians, Sculpture, Humor, Cultural Context
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Spencer, Albert F. – English Journal, 1995
Sketches the way one English teacher used silent film to engender creative writing in a school for American Indian students. Advocates the use of humor in cross-cultural educational settings. (HB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Cultural Differences, English Curriculum, Films
Wadsworth, Emily C., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This annual journal issue contains 24 papers on issues of faculty development, instructional improvement, knowledge and teaching, and communication in higher education. Many of the papers were developed for the annual conference of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education (POD). The papers are: (1) "Teaching…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Faculty, College Instruction, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Restoule, Jean-Paul – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2005
This paper relates findings from learning circles held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with urban Aboriginal men. The purpose of the circles was to determine how an Aboriginal cultural identity is formed in urban spaces. Education settings were mentioned by the research participants as a significant contribution to their cultural identity…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Indigenous Populations, Course Content, Foreign Countries