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Contreras, Gloria, Ed. – 1987
This collection of materials is designed to help educators teach about Latin American culture more effectively. The introduction offers a rationale for studying about Latin America. Six chapters cover: (1) Key Ideas; (2) Concept Papers; (3) Lesson Plans and Writing Skills Development; (4) Games and Student Activities; (5) Arts and Crafts; and (6)…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedOppenheim, Samuel A. – History Teacher, 1977
Outlines and evaluates a one semester interdisciplinary program in which students at California State College, Stanislaus, were taught Soviet economics, literature, geography, government, and foreign policy. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Experience, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Becker, Laurence – 1985
This four-lesson unit, designed for use with high school students, examines economic development in Africa. Lesson 1, "What Is Development?" has students investigating terms such as development, third world, North, and South. In lesson 2, "Resources and Culture," students learn that people define resources based on their own…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Developing Nations, Economic Development, Foreign Countries
Download full textGUMPERZ, ELLEN M. – 1966
THE 20TH-CENTURY MATURATION OF FOREIGN AREA STUDY CURRICULUMS IN U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WAS DESCRIBED. THE DESCRIPTION ACCOUNTED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO RELATED FACETS OF AREA STUDIES--GENERAL EDUCATION AND APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. GENERAL AREA STUDY WOULD USUALLY CONSIST OF COURSES IN VARIOUS DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES AND…
Descriptors: Area Studies, College Programs, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Scott, Gail – 1990
Intended to be a culminating activity after seventh grade social studies students have studied India, this week-long lesson features autobiographical sketches of six teenagers from India. The lesson has three objectives: (1) to provide actual life stories of teenagers as a springboard for further research about the customs and culture of India;…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Area Studies, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
California Univ., Berkeley. Office of Resources for International and Area Studies. – 2001
This annotated bibliography focuses on recent children's literature that deals with other cultures. The books in the bibliography are set in or about Africa (29 selections), Ancient Egypt (3 selections), East Asia (20 selections), India (7 selections), Latin America (3 selections), Middle East (5 selections), and Russia (9 selections). The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Area Studies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Context
Horton, Judith Page, Ed. – 1989
This collection of essays, curriculum units, and study guides on Latin American art and musical traditions is designed to help interested teachers take a comprehensive approach to teaching these subjects. The introduction features the essay, "Media Resources Available on Latin American Culture: A Survey of Art, Architecture, and Music…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Art Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Swenson, Mary, Comp.; And Others – 1990
This annotated directory contains classroom resources for the countries of Central America, plus Mexico and the Caribbean. The types of resources included are: curricula, supplemental resources, audio-visuals, organizations, evaluation materials and guidebooks, and directories. The listings of curricula, supplemental resources, and audio-visuals…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Directories, Educational Resources
PDF pending restorationCentral America in the Classroom, 1992
This issue focuses on the historical and contemporary reality of the indigenous Pipils native group of El Salvador. This information is presented to help Salvadoran students living in the United States and their classmates learn about the history of the Salvadoran people. Spanish excerpts are included. This serial is put forth by the Network of…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1988
This document is a revised version of a teaching unit originally published in 1980 and designed to familiarize both elementary and secondary students with the Chinese language and thus lessen the strangeness often attached to it. The goal is not that students "learn Chinese;" rather the hope is that, through a series of exercises that…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Cultural Activities
Keyser, Catherine H., Ed.; Martin, Roberta, Ed. – 1991
This workbook is divided into 17 topical sections containing student readings and classroom activities designed to supplement standard textbook presentations and to bring China "alive" for students. The organization of the materials and the background notes for teachers stress central themes that are distinctive and recurrent in Chinese…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese Americans, Chinese Culture, Elementary Secondary Education
Stanford Univ., CA. Stanford Program on International and Cross Cultural Education. – 1988
This unit, designed for use with high school and community college students, features a collection of literature about youths and young adults in contemporary China. Consisting of eight lessons, lessons 1 to 3 are introductory activities relating to Chinese youths and values. Lesson 4 presents excerpts from a Chinese collection of 100 life…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese Culture, Cultural Education, Foreign Countries
Ballew, Paul; Okma, Bert – 1992
Jointly authored by an official of the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a Bloomfield Hills Public Schools System (Michigan) school teacher, this document is designed to support the secondary school social studies curriculum in the study of Japan. The volume examines prevailing U.S. views of Japan, Japan's socio-economic…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
Fieg, John Paul; Mortlock, Elizabeth – 1989
Thais and U.S. citizens have a number of striking cultural similarities. Both prize the freedoms they enjoy, both are quite pragmatic and individualistic, and both disdain pomposity and arrogance. These traits form a kind of common core that helps Thais and U.S. citizens connect in cross-cultural interactions. Nevertheless, there are also…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness
Ismail, Marilyn – 1989
One of the problems one encounters in attempting to learn about another culture is the possible distortion brought about by one's own cultural biases. The overall purpose of this unit is to help students understand perceptions: how they can differ and how cultural biases are acquired and transmitted. Indian culture is an appropriate vehicle for…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Foreign Culture
