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Download full textLeBrun, Monique – 1997
It has been suggested that the learning of a second language is not only a practical matter, as is commonly emphasized in discussion about language teaching, but is equally an experience of cultural initiation, particularly through the appreciation of literary texts in that language. The first part of this paper reviews educators' ideas about…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedCosta-Giomi, Eugenia – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1994
Reports on a study of young children's abilities to discriminate between two chords played as the accompaniment of a melody and played alone with no melody. Finds that age, type of stimulus, and the interaction of these two variables affected children's performance significantly. (CFR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies
Wooster, Judith S. – 1981
A collection of activities and teaching strategies provides a global approach to teaching about Japan at the elementary school level. Following a preface, material is divided into three main sections. The first section outlines interdisciplinary skill goals and attitudinal skill goals of global learning experiences. The second section, "For…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Childrens Literature, Cross Cultural Studies
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1988
Ten lessons designed to introduce elementary students to China are featured in this document. The lessons are aimed at second through fourth grade, but they also include follow-up activities for kindergarten through sixth grade and are easily adapted to a given grade level. The lessons also are designed to incorporate elements and skills…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
PDF pending restorationConlon, Susan Henderson – 1991
A teaching guide and series of exercises for high-intermediate or advanced English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction based on the movie "Witness" are presented. The materials are designed primarily to develop English listening and speaking skills and enhance awareness of American culture and the criminal justice system. The teaching…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Amish, Audiovisual Instruction, Class Activities
Schreiber, Joan E. – 1984
Arranged in three parts, this booklet provides teachers at the early childhood and primary grade levels with guidelines for using children's literature in social studies instruction. Chapter 1 discusses rationale and procedure. Separate subsections emphasize the significant role reading books can play in developing a child's self-concept,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Change, Childrens Literature
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1984
An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught in a high school world regions course in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into three parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for high school world regions,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Cross Cultural Studies
Bay Area Global Education Program, Stanford, CA. – 1983
Presented in matrix form, this guide presents sample activities and resources for teaching cross-cultural studies and global education in a variety of content areas in the K-12 curriculum. Five goals are presented: to develop increased self-awareness and a positive self-concept among students of all ethnic groups; to develop an understanding and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Pluralism
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Instructional Services. – 1985
A scope and sequence for teaching elementary and secondary social studies is provided in a subject-by-subject format. Designed to meet the requirements of North Carolina's competency-based curriculum, materials may also be useful to other states and localities. Following a foreword and acknowledgments, material is divided into three main sections.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Community Study, Competency Based Education
Dependents Schools (DOD), Washington, DC. – 1984
An outline of the knowledge and skills to be taught at grade six in order to meet the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) social studies objectives is provided. Material is divided into four parts. Following an introduction, a one page description overviews the curriculum topic for grade six, world cultures and geography, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Concept Formation, Cross Cultural Studies
PDF pending restorationMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1983
Materials in this social studies curriculum guide are designed for use by Michigan intermediate grade teachers in conjunction with the publication "Essential Performance Objectives for Social Studies." Content is divided into three sections. (1) An introduction focuses on improving classroom dynamics; it includes a discussion of: social studies…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community, Conflict Resolution, Cross Cultural Studies
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1983
One of a series of social studies curriculum guides, this publication outlines a sixth-grade course on world cultures. Material is presented in two parts. Part 1, an overview of the program, contains an introduction, a statement of philosophy, an outline of elementary level scope and sequence, a description of Michigan mandated essential skill and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Cross Cultural Studies
Direct linkSelman, Robert L. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2003
Education specialists have written volumes on the best ways to help children learn to read and write, but who is helping them navigate the potentially treacherous waters of social interactions? While in school to study, children are also preoccupied with understanding the rules governing social relationships. Issues of trust and loyalty, rivalry…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developmental Psychology, Social Development, Interpersonal Competence
