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Global Issues in Local Contexts: Japanese University EFL Learners' Reactions to the Development of Relevant and Engaging SDGS Materials
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Robert Sheridan; Kathryn M. Tanaka – TESL-EJ, 2024
With the growing importance of the United Nations' SDGs, many EFL textbooks addressing the goals have been developed. However, these textbooks generally discuss the applicability of the SDGs in Global South countries, and for university students in Japan, this has resulted in "SDG burnout," as they study the topic but often fail to find…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Instructional Materials, Curriculum Development
Enchanted Capitalism: Myths, Monsters, and Markets
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Zukas, Alex – History Teacher, 2020
Taking a lead from recent articles in "The History Teacher," the author placed history, popular culture, and historical literacy at the core of a history course entitled "Enchanted Capitalism: Myths, Monsters, and Markets." Drawing on folklore, literature, popular culture, and economics, the course explored the rise of…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Popular Culture, Literacy, Course Descriptions
Essays in Comparative Popular Culture: Coffee, Comics, and Communication. Paper No. 13.
Kato, Hidetoshi – 1975
Based on papers presented at the East-West Communication Institute conferences and seminars in Hawaii between 1973 and 1975, these five essays focus on intercultural communication, emphasizing that popular culture existed with great diversity for centuries before modern media and that popular cultures have importance and impact on the everyday…
Descriptors: Comics (Publications), Communication Research, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Awareness