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Fairley, Barker; Aitken, Johan – Orbit, 1971
Interview with Barker Fairley, professor emeritus of German literature at the University of Toronto. (RT)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, German, German Literature
Peer reviewedWalla, F. – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers' Associations, 1976
Illustrations are given of ways in which cultural and social information can illuminate the literary texts used in foreign language teaching. (RM)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, German Literature, Language Instruction
Peer reviewedBenseler, David P.; And Others – Modern Language Journal, 1996
Lists doctoral degrees granted in the United States in African languages and literatures; Celtic languages and literatures; comparative literature; foreign-/second-language acquisition and teaching; French, Germanic, and Italian languages and literatures; theoretical linguistics; Near and Middle Eastern languages and literatures; and Portuguese,…
Descriptors: African Studies, Doctoral Degrees, French Literature, German Literature
South, M. S. – 1975
Modern poetry can be used as instructional material in beginning foreign language courses to offer a change of pace from the regular instructional materials and an introduction to the literature in the target language. Students also take pride in understanding original literary products of the language being taught. Modern poetry proves to be more…
Descriptors: German, German Literature, Imagery, Instructional Materials
Wilkins, Wynona H.; Boswau, Herbert H. – 1982
Curricula for interdisciplinary courses that enable second language classes to employ the arts are proposed. At the University of North Dakota, mini-courses provide one-semester credit and are given for 2 hours 1 day a week over a period of 8 weeks. Some of the courses are cross-listed with other departments. Two of these courses, Joan of Arc and…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Credits, College Curriculum, Cultural Background
