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Peer reviewedDechert, Christiane; Kastner, Peter – Modern Language Journal, 1989
Analysis of the responses of 286 students of German to a questionnaire regarding their interest in textbooks' cultural content showed that the 10 textbooks analyzed did not generally offer much information on the highest-ranked 25 (out of 99) topics of interest to the students. (24 references) (CB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Cultural Education, Foreign Culture, German
Peer reviewedSchillinger, John – Modern Language Journal, 1976
Analyzes representative texts now in use in undergraduate Russian instruction, and seeks to stimulate investigation of texts which may have been overlooked in this survey. (AM)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Content Analysis, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedWalz, Joel – Modern Language Journal, 1986
Discusses whether the goal of language proficiency is reasonable or even possible given the language textbooks available. Examines the description of the French language in college-level French language textbooks (all of which take a structural approach) to see if they lend themselves to the acquisition of a functional speaking ability. (SED)
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, College Second Language Programs, Content Analysis, Educational Objectives
