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Peer reviewedMar-Molinero, Clare – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1992
Examines four well-known BBC language courses, "Deutsch Direkt!""A Vous la France!""Viva Espana," and "Buongiorno Italia!" It is suggested that these courses focus on tourism, stereotyping both learners and the target culture and that the presentation of the cultural materials is unrealistic. (VWL)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Background, Educational Television, Foreign Countries
Peterson, Richard E. – 1980
This paper sketches major programs for adult education in Sweden, the Soviet Union, France, and England and considers several policy implications for adult education in the United States. The first section examines the reforms in Swedish public education designed to facilitate social equality, with special emphasis on the study circle. A…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
