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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
