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Zorba, Mehmet Galip – Online Submission, 2020
This study aimed to investigate what cultural meanings English language learners (ELLs) attributed to the selected digital photographs and how they interpreted these photographs at the intersection of 'my culture' and 'other culture' dichotomy. This qualitative study was carried out during the fall term of 2020-2021 at a state university in…
Descriptors: Photography, Social Media, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Dowse, Ros – Adult Learning, 2004
Developing visuals for a low-literate population is a complex process which must take education, visual literacy, culture, and way of life into account. This article describes cultural barriers to some South Africans' understanding of common pictures used to relate instructions for taking medication, and discusses tactics for modifying and…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Patients, Drug Use, Cultural Differences
Schiffman, Carole B. – 1995
Growing populations of older adults, ethnic minorities, and the low-literate create unique concerns for the design of visual information. Those for whom text presents a barrier will respond most to legibility, use of familiar formats and symbols, and simplification. Guidelines for those processes are needed, and this paper, in particular,…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Comprehension, Concept Formation, Cultural Differences