Discusses the necessity of incorporating cultural themes in the German curriculum of American colleges from the beginning level on. These themes should be contemporary, should help the student contrast the foreign culture with his own and help him see language as a system of symbols. (Text is in German.) (TL)

In an effort to expand the teaching of culture related to the French language, a high school French teacher undertook a project to teach francophone culture in countries other than France. The report begins with an extensive discussion and review of literature concerning the extent and diversity of the francophone world, the role of cultural…

The British Cultural Studies program at the University of Warwick emphasizes the cultural diversity of Britain. Content includes mythical, cultural, and gender discourses about Britain as they function in economic and political forms; the nexus of economy and culture; and national identities (e.g., Shakespeare). Some course material is appended.…

The foreign language teacher should have cultural training and should teach the foreign culture from the onset of foreign language instruction. Seven goals for cultural instruction are suggested along with teaching strategies for their implementation. (PMJ)

Describes programs aimed at reducing the harmful effects of culture shock. Strategies adopted include information giving, cultural sensitization, isomorphic attribution, learning by doing, and social skills training (SST). It is argued that SST is most effective. (Contains 47 references.) (Author)

This teaching and resource unit on Mexican Americans is designed for advanced level students of Spanish, mainly in the eastern United States, who are of a middle-class, suburban background. One of its chief purposes is to increase the understanding of needs of minority groups so that future voting citizens of the majority culture will be more…

This report discusses the activities and outcomes of Project Zenith, which was designed to recruit two cohorts of bilingual graduate students to complete a graduate program with specialized skills in the diagnosis and treatment of communicative disorders in multicultural populations in the public schools. Included in the specialized training is…

The cultural options available to teachers, strategies and techniques dealing with the inclusion of culture in the course, and severe pedagogical and culture-specific sources are discussed here. As a guide toward better understanding and evaluation of cultural options and strategies, twelve student-oriented cultural goals are listed. In order to…