While technological advances have transformed man's social and cultural environment and increased the interconnection between individuals and cultures, they have not in themselves led to a deeper understanding of other cultures. Educational programs can play an important role in remedying this defect and in developing students' sensitivity to…

EVERY CHILD SHOULD LEARN TO UNDERSTAND A SECOND CULTURE AND ITS LANGUAGE IN ORDER TO COPE WITH INTERCULTURAL CONFLICTS. THIS, HOWEVER, DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NECESSARY TO BELONG TO TWO CULTURES, SINCE INNER CONFLICT RESULTS UNLESS ONE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH ONE WAY OF LIFE OR THE OTHER. THE BI-CULTURAL CURRICULUM PROPOSED IS A MIDDLE GROUND BETWEEN…

Fifty-nine structured exercises to facilitate crosscultural learning are described in this publication. The exercises are divided into clusters that pertain to the following topics: participant introduction and initial group experience, dynamics of communication, clarification of values, identification of roles, group processes, recognition of…

The need for higher education institutions in the U.S. and foreign countries to engage in an exchange of students, faculty members, and educational and cultural information is stressed. The current program of exchanging student and faculty members in Japan and the U.S. is summarized. The use of the College and University Partnership Program (CUPP)…

One hundred and twenty-five items are compiled in this bibliography which lists profitable books and where they can be located, and which gives descriptions of document content. The quality of the material referenced is judged by the use of one, two, or no asterisks denoting material judged to be very best, better than good, and good respectively.…

Franklin College and Institute for European Studies is a small two-year liberal arts college in Switzerland dedicated to "the education of a new kind of international citizen for the last quarter of the 20th century." Accordingly, it is designed to spark interest in and concern for the contemporary scene in Europe so that American…

The purpose of this manual is to provide a course development method that deals with all aspects of intercultural communication, not just the linguistic aspect. The first chapter orients the reader to the approach of the manual. Chapters 2 and 3 provide specific steps that guide the developer through all stages of course development. Chapter 4…

The Tri-Cultural Sensitivity In-Service Training Program, funded by the Federal government under the provisions of Title IV, Public Law 88-352 (Civil Rights Act) of 1964, was developed in response to the results of a system-wide survey of the staff in 1967. Eighty-five percent of the teachers granted that a deficiency in knowledge, understanding,…

Over 100 comprehensive and descriptive annotations comprise this bibliography written as part of the research associated with development of the "Guidelines for Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Training" intended for trainers and trainees. General but relevant easily accessible material was compiled that would be useful for cross-cultural…

A program model designed to provide intercultural training and foster a global approach to professional education is described. The steps and components necessary to construct a foreign language intercultural course according to this model are outlined. (MSE)

A study is described that scientifically validates the common assumption that travel and exchange programs abroad are educationally beneficial. A questionnaire was used to ascertain which areas of students' lives had benefitted from overseas experience. (TE)

The unique interethnic contact situation provided by the Israeli Shelef project and its consequence in changes of ethnic stereotypes among Shelef participants is examined. The results confirmed the hypothesis that the participants' tendency to generalize and to relate to people categorically would decrease over the course of the year. (Author/EGS)

An overall scheme for using foreign students in a teaching capacity is discussed. An experimental class at the University of Minnesota, which uses foreign students as teachers to illustrate the processes of development of the three countries of Nigeria, Thailand and Turkey, is examined. (Author/MLW)

Presents a rationale and suggestions for ensuring contact between the second language learner and representatives of the target culture, in the home country as well as overseas. (AM)

Asserts that diversity breadth requirements, also known as multicultural requirements, have become an integral part of undergraduate education in U.S. universities. Reports on a study of 32 institutions on their undergraduate multicultural course requirements. (CFR)