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Peer reviewedBadanes, Leslie – Die Unterrichtspraxis, 1980
Describes a one-semester course on modern German civilization given at St. Bonaventure University and open to both German majors and others interested in fulfilling general education requirements. Discusses course's topics which include political, social, and economic issues; artistic achievements; and a contrastive analysis of German and American…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education, German
Junod, Sylvia – International Understanding at School, 1979
Describes a project studying the culture of the People's Republic of China, including two seminars, an in-school experiment with the theme "China yesterday, China today," and three study tours in China focusing on education. (CK)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Chinese Culture, Comparative Education
Peer reviewedSchmidt, Hugo – Unterrichtspraxis, 1978
Describes a one-semester course whose purpose was not to include as many items as possible, but to try to treat adequately a few carefully chosen "theme areas", e.g., The Middle Ages, from Cloister Culture to the Decline of Chivalry, and The Growth of Urban Culture. (WGA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Course Descriptions, Cultural Background, Cultural Context
Hsu, Kai-yu – Bulletin of the Association of Departments of Foreign Languages, 1979
This article describes the value of Asian and Asian-American studies in American education and suggests an approach to accomodate them in American education. (Author/CFM)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Americans, Asian History, Asian Studies
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Sixteen participants in the Fulbright-Hays Seminar on the history and culture of Brazil traveled throughout Brazil from June 27 through August 2, 1992. At the end of the seminar 14 participants developed curriculum projects. Presented alphabetically by author, the 14 curricular projects cover aspects of Brazilian life and culture. Riva…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1980
The principal essay, by James E. Harf, describes the state of the art and prescriptions for the future in undergraduate international studies. It points out that undergraduates at some prestigious research-oriented universities and at small, prestigious liberal arts colleges have exposure to international education, but that at the overwhelming…
Descriptors: African Culture, Area Studies, Case Studies, Cross Cultural Studies
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1987
Reports from the California State University, the University of California, and the California community colleges consider their roles in the Pacific Rim region. The Pacific Rim includes all lands with at least a portion of their coastlines fronting on the Pacific Ocean. Of concern are: the need for changes in program offerings and exchange…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Programs, College Role, College Second Language Programs
Nel, Johanna; Seckinger, Donald S. – 1993
This paper presents a culturally adapted curricular/pedagogical model of a traditional foundations of education course. It was developed as a result of a college of education's commitment to internationalize its curriculum and to broaden global and cross-cultural experiences for preservice teachers, in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Course Descriptions
Peer reviewedSternfeld, Steven – Foreign Language Annals, 1989
Describes a university's pilot immersion and multiliteracy program, in which first-year language students used Spanish language newspapers and texts to study Latin American history, geography, and current affairs. Students in the pilot program developed skills similar to those of students in traditional content courses. Sample quizzes are…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Second Language Programs, Content Area Reading, Cultural Education
Brown, Peggy, Ed.; And Others – Forum for Liberal Education, 1981
Nine ethnic studies programs in higher education are described and the essay, "The Future of Ethnic Studies," by Thad Radzialowski, is presented. Radzialowski believes that ethnic studies can help students explore the meaning of pluralism and provide them with insights into the nature of community in America. It is suggested that ethnic…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, Area Studies, Black Studies, College Curriculum
