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Yang, Linda Hui; Fleming, Mike – Language Learning Journal, 2013
Films and TV series are widely used to support teaching in English language classrooms. They are seen largely as a source of authentic language, as a way of motivating students or as a means of conveying knowledge about another culture. There is less emphasis on their use as a focus for developing intercultural competence. This is particularly the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Films, Foreign Countries
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Hammer, Judith; Swaffar, Janet – Modern Language Journal, 2012
The current study investigated the impact of a German television program on changes in 4th-semester German students' reflections on cultural perceptions over the course of 1 semester. Sixty-nine students at the University of Texas at Austin watched 4 episodes of the popular German television program "Lindenstrasse". After viewing,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, German, Television, Competence
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Apiola, Mikko; Tedre, Matti – Computer Science Education, 2012
Programming education is a widely researched and intensely discussed topic. The literature proposes a broad variety of pedagogical viewpoints, practical approaches, learning theories, motivational vehicles, and other elements of the learning situation. However, little effort has been put on understanding cultural and contextual differences in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Programming, Information Technology, Computer Science Education
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Sims, Judy Rene – Online Submission, 2010
This paper was presented on the panel, "Perspectives on Teaching about Radio, Culture, and Society," sponsored by the Radio/Audio Media and International Divisions of the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) at the BEA National Convention. The purpose of the panel was to examine various perspectives - domestic and international - on…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Radio, Programming (Broadcast), Teaching Methods
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Chinn, Donald; Vandegrift, Tammy – Journal on Educational Resources in Computing, 2008
This article provides an analysis of student responses to an exercise used in a computer ethics and a software engineering course to raise awareness of issues related to hiring, including issues of professional responsibility and diversity. Students from two different universities were asked to evaluate four candidates for two positions in a…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Evaluation Criteria, Inferences, Ethics