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Chicago Board of Education, IL. Dept. of Curriculum. – 1974
A series of lesson ideas for school teachers with both monolingual English-speaking and bilingual students in the same class includes 18 cultural and cross-cultural topics. They include: the island of Cuba, the flag of Cuba, the flag of Mexico, the development of Mexican music, Benito Juarez, the flag of Puerto Rico, the seal of Puerto Rico, a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Students, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedPurkayastha, Bandana – Journal of Geography, 1995
Presents a method for teaching about cultural landscapes in introductory geography classes by comparing Italian Renaissance gardens with Japanese Zen gardens. Discusses the background and attributes of both garden types. Maintains that, by contrasting the two traditions, it is possible to illustrate cultural landscapes. (CFR)
Descriptors: Buddhism, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
