Using postcolonial feminist theory, the researcher attempts in this article to redefine the interpretive framework through which courses on Islam and North African women are being taught in American undergraduate classes. Several conceptual limitations have been identified: inadequate knowledge of the geography and history of North Africa; the…

Proposes a series of practical foreign-language classroom activities designed to increase cross-cultural sensitivity and to discourage stereotyping. The first exercise has the students work in small groups to design a short course for foreigners on American culture. Other exercises focus on the differences between U.S. culture and the target…

Addresses the question of understanding a foreign culture and its link with vocabulary acquisition in the second-language classroom. Problems in current research and classroom practice are examined. A synthetic approach to culture and vocabulary through modification of a notional/functional syllabus is proposed as a solution to the problems. (SED)