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Hessler, Peter; Bradeen, Ryan; Wang, Richard; Masalski, Kathleen Woods – Social Education, 2010
This article presents four stories of personal experiences of China. In "A Journey Between China's Past and Present," Peter Hessler, a former Peace Corps volunteer and author, highlights misconceptions between Chinese and Americans and the desire both peoples share for knowledge about one another. In "Life on Liberation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Personal Narratives, Cultural Differences
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Barkhuizen, Gary; Wette, Rosemary – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2008
Narrative inquiry in language teacher education aims to understand the experiences of teachers in the particular contexts in which they teach. This article reports on the use of narrative frames as a means of investigating the teaching experiences of university English teachers in China. This study used four specifically designed narrative frames…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
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Prince, Doris, Ed. – Social Studies Review, 1985
Travel allows teachers to gather the data and realia to enliven history or global education in the classroom. In this special issue teachers describe personal travel experiences to many parts of the globe. Points of interest, itineraries, budgets, and artifacts collected are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education