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Peer reviewedEgoff, Sheila – International Library Review, 1972
Canadian folklore illustrates the fact that Canada is a cultural mixture. The author discusses various Eskimo, Indian, French-, and English-Canadian legends. (34 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Folk Culture, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedRunte, Hans R. – Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, 1996
Points out that poetry must touch a nerve in students as well as belong to them culturally in order to arouse their interest. Notes that one theme with which students may identify has been elaborated by Franco-Ontarian eco-poets. Reading their texts makes French a teaching target and invites study of geology, chemistry, economics, or history in…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Ecology, Foreign Countries, French
Peer reviewedKhatri, A. A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1980
Illustrates analysis of fiction as a method applicable to family investigation intraculturally and crossculturally. Content analysis of Gujarati social novels published over extended periods demonstrates deeper understanding and broader insight into the historical context of the Hindu family system in Gujarat. Limitations are discussed.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure, Fiction
