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Promoting Intercultural Thinking and Reflection through U.S. History
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Tocaimaza-Hatch, C. Cecilia; Bloom, Melanie – Foreign Language Annals, 2019
Language textbooks present cultural content in a typically homogeneous fashion, thereby ignoring inherent diversity both within and between cultures and reinforcing monodimensional views. Consequently, instructors must find ways to facilitate students' critical engagement with and reflection on cultural representations in order to provide them…
Descriptors: United States History, Cultural Awareness, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Motivating Students' Foreign Language and Culture Acquisition through Web-Based Inquiry
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Altstaedter, Laura Levi; Jones, Brett – Foreign Language Annals, 2009
According to the National Standards in Foreign Language Education Project, one of the ultimate goals of studying a foreign language is to better understand different cultures. To this end, we implemented a project in an undergraduate foreign language course that promoted a systematic inquiry-based approach to learning about the Hispanic culture.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Culture, Second Language Instruction, National Standards, Second Language Learning
Vamos al Barrio: Presenting Spanish in Its Primary Context Through Field Trips.
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Goldstein, Nina White – Foreign Language Annals, 1986
Describes a component in the Spanish curriculum of a middle school in Illinois in which students make field trips to two Hispanic neighborhoods in Chicago. The trips teach students about the Hispanic community and culture and help them to see Spanish as a living language. (SED)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Field Trips