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Stanton School District, Wilmington, DE. – 1971
As a result of the evaluation that many English and social studies courses inadequately prepare students for today's world, a humanities program was designed to deal with real social, ethical, and educational problems while retaining the essential skills and ideas of the traditional subjects. This syllabus, the first of three sequential humanities…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Concept Teaching, Curriculum Guides, Evolution

Schindler, Rodlyn Abt – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
A television course on the Faust legend, a segment of interdisciplinary humanities study, is described. The course is part of the University Studies/Weekend College Program of the College of Lifelong Learning at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, which offers a general studies degree program for adults. (SW)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Language Programs, Educational Television, Higher Education
Dernorsek, Cheryl – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1973
Describes existing interdisciplinary programs in college language offerings throughout the country. (RL)
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Language Programs, French, Humanities
Toward the Development of an Interdisciplinary Introduction to Foreign Languages: A Curriculum Model
Keller, Howard H.; Ferguson, John W. – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1975
Reports on a course offered by the Department of Foreign Languages at Murray State University designed to interest students in foreign language study by means of interdisciplinary exposure to the nature of language, to basic contrastive linguistics, comparative literature and comparative culture. A curriculum is outlined. Advantages and drawbacks…
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Champlin, Marjorie W. – 1970
Several creative classroom activities related to literary studies are discussed in this article. The plays of Plautus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Giraudoux, O'Neill, Anouilh, T. S. Eliot, and Goethe are read as the basis for comparative studies. The author discusses the problem of reading Latin plays in translation and comments…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Comparative Analysis, Drama, Educational Strategies
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1975
The following disciplines are treated in separate chapters which comprise the major portion of the document: visual and tactile arts; body education; music; drama and language arts; social sciences; foreign languages; mathematics; science; industrial arts; household arts; philosophy; and religion. The standard format of most chapters includes a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Drama, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Kelly, Thomas E. – 1974
A selective review is presented of the most recent theoretical pronouncements and practical applications of the interdisciplinary approach that are of significance to foreign language teachers and learners. The central focus is on problems and solutions within the two broad areas of institutional structures and curricula. Fifteen conclusions and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Language Programs, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions
Clements, Robert J. – 1978
This book is intended to be a sustained exposition of the principles, practices and standards of comparative literature. After a discussion of the origins, definitions and dimensions of the discipline, three chapters address questions of establishing and maintaining a department: staffing, budgeting, selecting students, setting up a curriculum,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements, Doctoral Dissertations