Despite the great body of work examining the cultural content of the international and local ELT textbooks, the cultural content and elements of the ELT textbooks in the inner, outer, and expanding circle countries have seldom been reported. That said, the purpose of this study was twofold: first, it was aimed to investigate the cultural content…

The lack of intercultural competencies among secondary preservice and in-service students is one of the most significant issues facing education today. As schools, colleges, and university programs attempt to embrace the increasingly diverse student populations, mission statements have been revised and diversity initiatives designed to reflect…

A 16-year-old Taiwanese student at the Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York, describes how the Chinese celebrate their New Year. (RM)

Learning activities will help secondary students become aware of Korea as a separate entity in Asia, see Korea as a developing area of the modern world, and gain an appreciation for Korean traditions. (RM)

True citizenship education is impossible unless students develop the habit of intelligently evaluating cultures. Abraham Maslow's theory of self-actualization, a theory of innate human needs and of human motivation, is a nonethnocentric tool which can be used by teachers and students to help them understand other cultures. (SR)

Calls for a better understanding of Mexican culture through the study of the poetry and of its writers through history. (CRH)

A course in multicultural studies offered to students at Maribyrnong High School in Victoria as an elective after one year of foreign language study is described. (RM)

A number of ways to integrate foreign language education and social studies are given from the perspective of a social studies teacher. An area studies course might include the foreign language component as well as social studies, art, music, and historical perspectives. Such a course would also include special evening and weekend activities.…

Describes a science activity that employs the egg as the focus of a discussion about similarities between different cultures and objects in a science demonstration. (KHR)

Deals with the special importance of cultural literacy in language acquisition. Introduces and illustrates the use of a cultural inventory designed to help students read in a foreign language. Illustrates a pre-reading exercise designed to tap cultural content. (NH)

Shares how one teacher used a small group setting to promote cross-cultural experiences while reading the novel "The Old Man and the Sea." (MG)

The two-fold purpose of the conference reported in this document was to provide educators with assistance in introducing multicultural literature into their courses and programs, and to provide inspiration for continued efforts to internationalize the curriculum. The document contains the keynote speeches of David Abalos ("Multicultural…

A conversation about cultural anthropology between a college anthropology professor and an English and humanities high school teacher is related. As part of the National Humanities Faculty Why Series, the book is intended to help students, teachers, and citizens maintain and improve their intellectual vigor and human awareness and to help them…

Discusses how content area reading strategies are particularly well-suited to developing cross-cultural understanding in both minority and mainstream culture students. Presents and compares strategies devised by secondary school teachers in rural Alaska to demonstrate how some teachers are already promoting cross-cultural understanding in their…