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Peer reviewedLeets, Laura; Giles, Howard – Language Awareness, 1993
Drawing on sociopsychological theory and research on intergroup relations, it is argued that awareness should not necessarily lead to tolerance. An exploratory study of 253 American students showed only extremely modest and uncertain relationships between language awareness and tolerance. (37 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Intergroup Relations, Language Skills
Peer reviewedJohnson, Pat; Giles, Howard – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1982
Reports a study of the values of three groups of British adolescents: bilingual Welsh, English-only-speaking Welsh, and English-only-speaking English. The Rokeach Value Survey was used and a comparative study was made of actual and perceived differences in values. Results are discussed according to a model of the functions of social stereotypes.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biculturalism, Bilingualism, Cross Cultural Studies
