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Direct linkKrishanu Maiti, Editor – Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2021
This book offers Posthumanist readings of animal-centric literary and cultural texts. The contributors put the precepts and premises of humanism into question by seriously considering the animal presence in texts. The essays collected here focus primarily on literary and cultural texts from varied theoretically informed interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Humanism, Animals, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Cheng, Soh Kay, Ed. – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2021
This book is cast in a Singaporean context in which Chinese Language is taught as a second language with an emphasis on communicational skills. It showcases ideas on including cultural teaching to enhance second language learning for more effective outcomes. As a collection of chapters relevant to cultural teaching, the book seeks to enthuse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Second Language Learning, Cultural Education
Nasir, Na'ilah Suad, Ed.; Lee, Carol D., Ed.; Pea, Roy, Ed.; de Royston, Maxine McKinney, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
Edited by a diverse group of expert collaborators, the "Handbook of the Cultural Foundations of Learning" is a landmark volume that brings together cutting-edge research examining learning as entailing inherently cultural processes. Conceptualizing culture as both a set of social practices and connected to learner identities, the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Cultural Background, Cultural Education, Cultural Influences
Download full textHagley, Eric, Ed.; Wang, Yi'an, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2020
Virtual Exchange (VE) is of great import to language and culture teachers and researchers but is also gaining popularity in other fields. However, around the world and in the Asia-Pacific region in particular, the number of exchanges is not high and the quality of those that exist needs to continue to improve. It is essential that the latest…
Descriptors: Exchange Programs, International Educational Exchange, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Velliaris, Donna M., Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Popular opinion has long assumed that learning a foreign language requires not only traditional classroom instruction but also immersion among native speakers of the language. This opinion is so strongly held that students who study through immersion are believed to become more proficient than those who do not. "Study Abroad Contexts for…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Second Language Learning, Travel, Learner Engagement
Goria, Cecilia, Ed.; Speicher, Oranna, Ed.; Stollhans, Sascha, Ed. – Research-publishing.net, 2016
The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham hosted the fifth annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching at University" series. Under the heading "Enhancing participation and collaboration" the conference, organised by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, took…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Classroom Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Li, Shuai, Ed.; Swanson, Peter, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
Web 2.0 technologies, open source software platforms, and mobile applications have transformed teaching and learning of second and foreign languages. Language teaching has transitioned from a teacher-centered approach to a student-centered approach through the use of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) and new teaching approaches.…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Technology Integration, Second Language Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction
Wiater, Werner, Ed.; Manschke, Doris, Ed. – Peter Lang Frankfurt, 2011
This book examines the concepts of tolerance and education in multicultural societies. It focuses on different aspects of multiculturalism in these societies and considers possible conflicts and tensions as well as best-practice examples of co-existence among different cultural groups. Special emphasis is placed on educational issues and schools.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multicultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
Alexander, Robin, Ed.; Osborn, Marilyn, Ed.; Phillips, David, Ed. – 2000
A second volume compiles the outcome of a program of seminars from 1997 to 1999 that were funded by the United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council to reassess and redirect comparative educational research. Eighteen chapters are as follows: (1) "Introduction: The Comparative Study of Educational Policy" (David Phillips); (2) "Education…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Gaztambide-Fernandez, Ruben A., Ed.; Harding, Heather, Ed.; Sorde-Marti, Tere, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2004
This book portrays the intersection of two impressive currents in contemporary intellectual life, cultural studies and educational research. Despite important contributions from a number of scholars, commerce between these two fields has, until recently, been disappointingly scarce. Yet as the rich array of essays in this volume suggests, fruitful…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Educational Change, Educational Research, Teaching Methods
Hong, Zhang, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on cultural literacy is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Distance Education
Bacon, Susan, Ed.; Humbach, Nancy, Ed. – 1996
The 26 units of Spanish instruction for grades K-8 presented here were developed by participants in a 1995-96 teacher institute. The units are designed to help children and adolescents learn both language and culture through Mexican legends. Activities help introduce the legend, test comprehension, and extend the meaning, to develop deeper…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
Marchand, James W., Ed. – 1979
The major articles in this publication devoted to applied linguistics and second language instruction include the following: (1) "The Centrality of Language: An Editorial," by James W. Marchand; (2) "Report on the Chicago Hearing of the President's Commission," by Paul A. Gaeng; (3) "Sense and Common Sense in the Study of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cultural Education, English (Second Language), German
Butler, William B., Ed. – 1992
The focus of this conference was on programs and experiences in public archaeological education in the Plains states and immediate neighbors. The contents lists the following papers: (1) "Introduction to the Symposium" (William B. Butler); (2) "Archaeological Educational Programs in Colorado" (Kevin D. Black); (3) "Statewide Archaeological…
Descriptors: Archaeology, Community, Community Characteristics, Community Education
Abernethy, Francis Edward, Ed.; Satterwhite, Carolyn Fiedler, Ed. – 1997
This book is composed of 21 essays that define and illustrate the folklore of Texas. Following the introduction, the six essays concerned with defining are: "Classroom Definitions of Folklore" (F. E. Abernethy); "Defining Folklore for My Students" (Joyce Roach); "Folklore and Cinema" (Jim Harris); "Toward a…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Definitions, Folk Culture, Heritage Education
