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Haro, Robert P. – Coll Res Libr, 1969
Descriptors: Administration, Area Studies, Budgeting, College Libraries
Jones, Paula; Bourne, Fay – 1981
Background readings and classroom materials dealing with Ghana for use with secondary and college students are provided in this publication. The major historical, social, geographical, and political aspects which have contributed to the present day development of Ghana are examined. The background readings for teachers which comprise section one…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Higher Education
HUANG, PARKER P.; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS CHINESE LANGUAGE TEXT WAS WRITTEN FOR THE STUDENT WHO HAS COMPLETED TEWKSBURY'S "SPEAK CHINESE" (1948) AND F. WANG'S "CHINESE DIALOGUES" (1953) OR HAS AN EQUIVALENT GRASP OF CHINESE VOCABULARY AND SENTENCE STRUCTURE. THERE ARE TWENTY UNITS IN THIS TEXT, EACH ORGANIZED AROUND A SHORT LECTURE ON CHINA AND THE CULTURE OF THE…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Lecture Method
BIDWELL, CHARLES E. – 1967
THE TABLES AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATIONS IN THIS OUTLINE ARE INTENDED FOR THE NON-SPECIALIST IN SLAVIC LANGUAGES WHO WISHES TO LEARN THE APPROXIMATE PRONUNCIATION AND TRANSLITERATION OF WORDS WRITTEN IN THE SLAVIC ALPHABET. EACH ALPHABET TREATED (CZECH, RUSSIAN, UKRAINIAN, BIELORUSSIAN, BULGARIAN, SLOVENIAN, SERBO-CROATIAN, POLISH, CHURCH SLAVIC,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Contrastive Linguistics, Cyrillic Alphabet, Diachronic Linguistics
Choate School, Wallingford, CT. Russian Studies Center for Secondary Schools. – 1967
BACKGROUND AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PUBLISHED BETWEEN 1947 AND 1966 ARE LISTED IN THIS SUPPLEMENT TO THE "BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MATERIALS" ISSUED BY THE RUSSIAN CENTER FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE MAJORITY OF THE ITEMS ARE IN ENGLISH, AND ALL ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE CENTER ON A 3-WEEK LOAN TO SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF RUSSIAN. THE SIX MAJOR…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Foreign Culture
Gage, William – Bulletin of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Linguistics, 1970
This paper provides an overview of recent development in the teaching and study of the uncommonly taught languages and attempts to provide a rationale for a continuing interest in the field. General trends are noted and important recent publications are mentioned. The types of pedagogical materials being developed and their relative value is also…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Planning, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
Greenberg, Nancy M., Ed. – 1969
This fifth edition has been designed for use by teachers and students as a supplement to regular textbooks as well as for the original purpose of providing vital information for foreign visitors. The 141 independent or quasi-independent nations of Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the South Pacific, Africa, Latin America, and Canada are described.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, International Education, Reference Materials
Regional English Center (Singapore). – 1967
At the Second Conference of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education held in Manila, November 1966, the Ministers of Education approved the proposal to establish a Regional English Language Centre. Subsequent meetings and discussions resulted in this Seminar on the Development of the Regional English Language Centre, held September 18-21, 1967,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Programs, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Regional English Center (Singapore). – 1968
The Regional Seminar on the training of English Language teachers was convened by the Project Office of the Regional English Language Centre with the cooperation of the Government of the Republic of Singapore, and held at the Centre's interim premises in Singapore April 4-6, 1968. The 42 participants included delegations from all SEAMEC (Southeast…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Programs, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA. Graduate School of Design. – 1968
The nature of this conference, the product of a year's work by an interdisciplinary team, was that of a giant critique, where the subject of discussion was a high-density, compact new city. Participants in the conference gave their comments and questions on the New Communities Project material that had been presented in both verbal and graphic…
Descriptors: Architectural Education, Area Studies, Conference Reports, Conferences
Regional English Center (Singapore). – 1969
The fifth meeting of the Regional English Language Centre Coordinating Committee held in Quezon City, Philippines in March 1969 was attended by Committee members from Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. S. Thavisakdi, SEAMES Director, was present, as were consultants from Thailand, the RELC Staff, and observers…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Educational Programs, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Young, Robert W. – 1968
The role of the Navajo in development of the Southwest and the effects of southwestern development on the life of the Navajo are depicted. Some 91 pages of facts are pieced together from archaeological and linguistic research, from chronicles of Spanish conquistadores and their successors (or historical writings based on these documents), and from…
Descriptors: American Indians, Area Studies, Cultural Background, Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Foreign Area Materials Center. – 1973
This document reports on a conference designed to investigate new directions in Asian studies in undergraduate education in the 1970's. Discussed were: the language and area studies implications for teaching asian Studies at the undergraduate level; future needs for materials in Asian studies; what an area studies program should be at an…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian Studies, Conference Reports, Educational Needs
Southwest Network, Hayward, CA. – 1974
The Southwest Network was created to provide support for developing Chicano alternative schools. It strives to facilitate approaches, problems, contacts, funding, and communication for any alternative Chicano educational efforts requesting such aid. In this process, the Network has prepared an initial directory of Chicano alternative schools,…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Directories, Educational Change, Educational Resources
Carmony, Marvin – 1972
The 25 communities that were chosen for the Indiana portion of the Linguistic Atlas of the United States project were selected in part to provide coverage of an area but in some instances because of their early settlement, location on a migration route, or geographical features. Data were collected by means of a questionnaire which contained…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Descriptive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Grammar
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