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Direct linkHong, Won-Pyo; Halvorsen, Anne-Lise – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2010
This study examines six US social studies teachers' beliefs and curricular decisions that impact their teaching about Asia. Using interview data, the study seeks to understand the forces that influence what, how, and when teachers teach about Asia in their secondary classes, if and how they position Asians as "others", and what bearing…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Asian Culture, Foreign Culture, Foreign Countries
Download full textTsunoda, Elizabeth P.; And Others – 1989
These 30 lesson plans were designed to accompany "Contemporary Japan: A Teaching Workbook", a collection of class activities, primary source selections, student readings, and role-play exercises. The lesson plans are based primarily on materials in the workbook, although materials from other sources also are recommended. Some of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education
Jones, Robert B.; And Others – 1968
This reader has been designed to provide intermediate level students with readings on a wide range of topics concerning Thai culture and history written in various styles. Students using this reader should have completed elementary study of Thai equivalent to "Spoken Thai," Books I and II, and the "Thai Reader," both by Mary R. Haas. Easy command…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Jones, Robert B.; Mendiones, Ruchira C. – 1969
This reader is designed to provide advanced students of Thai with a wide range of readings by eminent Thai authors. Writings selected have been excerpted to provide manageable lesson-size units, but have not been otherwise edited. Alternate spellings, and even misspellings, which are not infrequent, have been retained as in the original; but…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedKumar, Krishna – Comparative Education Review, 1988
Examines the historical circumstances, prevailing from the early nineteenth century onward, under which the textbook-centered culture of Indian education developed. Discusses conditions associated with colonial rule, teachers' service conditions and professional status, the examination system, and imposition of a foreign language as they…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Keyser, Catherine H., Ed.; Martin, Roberta, Ed. – 1991
These 33 lesson plans were designed to accompany "Contemporary China: A Teaching Workbook," a collection of class activities, primary source selections, student readings, and role-play exercises. The lesson plans are based primarily on materials in the "Workbook," although materials from other sources also are recommended. Some…
Descriptors: Asian History, Chinese Culture, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
AMIDEAST, Washington, DC. – 1993
The projects described in this document were submitted by U.S. teachers who spent time in Morocco and Tunisia as part of the 1992 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program. The following are among the titles of the projects included: "Formal Education in Rural Morocco: Problems and Constraints" (Victoria Baker); "Continuity and Change…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Contassot, Yves; Girod, Roger – Francais dans le Monde, 1971
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Enrichment, Foreign Culture, French
Choate School, Wallingford, CT. Russian Studies Center for Secondary Schools. – 1967
BACKGROUND AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1947 AND 1966 ARE LISTED IN THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE "BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS" ISSUED BY THE RUSSIAN CENTER FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS ARE IN ENGLISH, AND ALL ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER ON A 3-WEEK LOAN TO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN. THE SIX MAJOR…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Foreign Culture
Geils, Kenneth, Ed. – 1990
This is compendium of readings designed for use in the secondary classroom to assist with the study of India. There are seventeen categories of readings: (1) introduction to the subcontinent; (2) description of society; (3) caste and its continuing impact; (4) leadership roles; (5) women in India; (6) role playing in society; (7) marriage; (8)…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cultural Education, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
German Federal Foreign Office, Bonn (West Germany). – 1990
A collection of lessons is presented for teaching about the Federal Republic of Germany that were developed as a result of a study/travel seminar attended by 18 Georgia educators during the summer of 1989. Lessons are designed so that they may either be used individually, integrated into the curriculum at appropriate places, or be used as a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture, Instructional Materials
Columbia Univ., New York, NY. Teachers College. – 1965
A REPORT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE GUIDE TO EDUCATE SEVENTH GRADERS ABOUT RUSSIA INCLUDED THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE, IDEOLOGY, AND AIMS OF THE U.S.S.R. OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDY ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND TO USE THE INDUCTIVE METHOD WERE SUGGESTED. A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE AND SUMMARIES OF EVENTS IN RUSSIAN HISTORY WERE…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Foreign Culture, Grade 7, History Instruction
Peer reviewedSuozzo, Andrew G. Jr. – French Review, 1981
Discusses two key problems that plague intermediate French courses, particularly the overemphasis on the formal study of grammar and the neglect of content. Suggests that emphasis be shifted to a coherent presentation of contemporary culture, and that grammar be relegated to its proper place as the vehicle of effective communication. (MES)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Foreign Culture, French
Geils, Kenneth, Ed. – 1990
This collection of articles from Indian newspapers is designed for use in the secondary classroom to assist with the study of India. There are 12 categories of articles: (1) Women: Like Avis, #2 But Trying Harder; (2) Calcutta: City of Joy; (3) India: Feeling Its Curry; (4) Us & Them: Misunderstandings; (5) Those Monsoon Showers May Come Your…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cultural Education, Educational Resources, Foreign Countries
Choate School, Wallingford, CT. Russian Studies Center for Secondary Schools. – 1968
Background and instructional materials acquired since the February 1967 supplement are listed in this supplement to the "Bibliography of Materials" issued by the Russian Center for Secondary Schools. The majority of the items are in English, and all are available from the Center on a 3-week loan to secondary school teachers of Russian. Major…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Economics
