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Meyer, Michael James – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2009
This article is about my experiences as a ninth grade history teacher trying to implement a "big idea" unit on ancient African history. My experiences as a first year teacher and also my experience in seeing this unit develop over three years are chronicled. I conclude that implementing a big idea strategy of instruction is possible in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Units of Study, Secondary School Teachers, African Studies
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1991
This curriculum unit is part of a larger project designed to introduce communication-based, culturally specific instructional materials on French-speaking African societies into the foreign language curriculum with the goal of increasing the appeal and relevance of French language study, especially to African-American students. The materials,…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1991
This curriculum unit is part of a larger project designed to introduce communication-based, culturally specific instructional materials on French-speaking African societies into foreign language curricula with the goal of increasing the appeal and relevance of French language study, especially to African-American students. The materials are…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences
Becker, Laurence; Henley, Joan – 1986
This unit is designed to introduce intermediate French language students to an important region of the French-speaking world--Africa. The unit provides the French language teacher with lesson plans and materials that are intended to reinforce French language skills, teach about African culture, and infuse global education skills and concepts. The…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context