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Peer reviewedKrupa, Viktor – Oceanic Linguistics, 1971
Research supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, West Germany. (DD)
Descriptors: Imagery, Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Malayo Polynesian Languages
Direct linkWaxman, Barbara – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
Literary texts are cultural artifacts revealing a society's values and attitudes; reading literature about elders and old age can change readers' ageist attitudes. Beginning with these assumptions, I discuss ways of teaching cross-cultural aging in undergraduate literature courses, using Chilean texts paired with American texts. Students learn how…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Foreign Countries, English Instruction, Teaching Methods
