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Peer reviewedMorain, Genelle – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
The value of visual literacy, the ability to recognize and interpret natural and manmade symbols, to a student of foreign language is stressed. Three groups of nonverbal signs--kinesic elements, environmental elements, and objects invested with a special meaning--are discussed, and methods for teaching visual literacy described. (RM)
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Language Instruction
Saitz, Robert L.; Cervenka, Edward J. – 1972
This handbook of Colombian and U.S. gestures was prepared originally as an aid to English teachers in Colombia. The Colombian gestures were collected via personal observations and interviews with Colombian informants. Approximately 20 informants from various regions of the United States were also interviewed. To this orginal collection, published…
Descriptors: Body Language, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context
