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Connotation, Shared Culture, and the Non-Native Teacher.

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Wharton, Sue – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1995

Presents an exploratory study on the connotations of certain French words for a mixed-culture group of French teachers. This study indicated that many connotations were shared by nonnative-speaker as well as native-speaker group members. This phenomenon can be explained in terms of both encyclopedic knowledge and multiple group identities. (13…

Descriptors: Association Measures, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries, French

Social Interactions in the Neighborhood: Cultural Approach to Social Integration of Individuals with Mental Retardation.

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Calvez, Marcel – Mental Retardation, 1993

Community integration of individuals with mental retardation in Treguier, Brittany (France) was examined. A grid-group typology of cultural regimes was employed to measure change in social status as reflected in social interactions. Each regime linked the presence of individuals with mental retardation to shared values in a community and produced…

Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Attitudes, Cultural Context