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Mellencamp, Patricia – 1986
This paper is based on a general analysis of 40 episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show and 170 (of 179) episodes of I Love Lucy, both of which were aired on television during the 1950s. Character portrayals of the stars and supporting actors/actresses are described in detail and analyzed from the perspectives of gender and sex…
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Cultural Influences, Discourse Analysis
Comstock, George; And Others – 1978
To compile a comprehensive review of English language scientific literature regarding the effects of television on human behavior, the authors of this book evaluated more than 2,500 books, articles, reports, and other documents. Rather than taking a traditional approach, the authors followed a new model for the retrieval and synthesis of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audiences, Behavior Patterns, Children
Nye, Russel B., Ed. – 1972
This document contains fifteen essays which study some of the didactic, moralistic literature which was popular in nineteenth century America, and speculate about the culture from which the literature evolved. The essays include "Millions of Moral Little Books: Sunday School Books in Their Popular Context"; "Nineteenth Century Gift Books: A…
Descriptors: American Culture, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Graduate Study

Boyd, Veleda; Robitaille, Marilyn – English Journal, 1987
Presents a model for a composition workshop using topics generated from the popular media. Designed to help students explore the mimetic characteristics of popular culture and to analyze the appeals, claims, and techniques used in advertising. Grouped under thematic guidelines of social roles, assignments are flexible in length but easily changed…
Descriptors: Advertising, Athletes, Cultural Images, English Instruction
Latorre, Guillermo; Kaulen, M. Angelica – ESP Journal, 1985
Describes a study into what happens when academics who learned English for Special Purposes broadened their goals and attempted reading geared to those with a knowledge of "general" English. Results showed that participant comprehension increased significantly, but reading speed did not consistently increase. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Academic Education, English (Second Language), English for Science and Technology, Learning Motivation
Rohrbach, Margie; Koszoru, Janie – 2002
To appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period. Since a newspaper records significant events and attitudes representative of a period, students create their own newspapers, utilizing primary source materials from several…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Curriculum Enrichment, Grade 11, High Schools
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1995
This program provides a new framework and approach for breaking the cycle of blame surrounding violent imagery in the culture and promotes an informed and rational public conversation about the topic. The goals of the program are to: (1) reduce exposure to media violence; (2) change the impact of violent images that are seen; (3) locate and…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 2000
The Cultural and Critical Studies Division section of the proceedings contains the following 11 papers: "'Grimm' News Indeed--'Madstones,' Clever Toads, and Killer Tarantulas: Fairy-Tale Briefs in Wild West Newspapers" (Paulette Kilmer); "The First Amendment and the Doctrine of Corporate Personhood: Collapsing the Press-Corporation…
Descriptors: Advertising, Audience Analysis, Auteurism, Baseball
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed.; Abbey, Cherie D., Ed. – 2000
This book presents biographical profiles of 10 authors of interest to readers ages 9 and above and was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Biographies were prepared after extensive research, and each volume contains a cumulative index, a general index, a place of birth index, and a birthday…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Elissondo, Guillermina – 2000
Cultural studies courses offered to undergraduate students of foreign languages tend to rely on canonical works that avoid sociopolitical perspectives and present the culture of the "Other" within the dominant world view. There is an urgent need to move from these traditional curricula to more engaging programs that capture the…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Images, Higher Education
Curry, Mary Jane – 1999
This paper examines how semiotic analysis may be useful in teaching media literacy to nonnative speakers of English (NNSs), including both immigrants and international students who plan to return to their countries. It focuses on two television shows. The first show, "Friends," covers issues and problems of contemporary urban life for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Elementary Secondary Education
Mora, Raul Alberto – Online Submission, 2004
Television shows have been a traditional outlet for language practices in second language classrooms around the world. However, the only criteria that teachers seem to have to choose said shows are that they are in English and native speakers are involved. This may lead to choosing materials for the sake of watching or selecting materials that do…
Descriptors: Television, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Benoit-Barnet, Marie-Paule; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1982
A professional conference exercise for teachers of French as a second language is described, in which participants analyzed the cultural content and linguistic form of headlines in adolescent mass literature. Two examples of this kind of analysis are given. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conferences, Content Analysis, Cultural Context

Graydon, Shari – Emergency Librarian, 1997
Media education can be taught by analyzing the ways popular media represent the sexes. Discusses stereotyped gender images in popular culture and outlines classroom activities investigating modeling poses, images of ideal and successful males and females, gender sensitive language, sex role portrayal, and violence for a media literacy unit using…
Descriptors: Body Image, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods

Prabhu, Vas – Art Education, 1990
Describes objects from everyday life and analyzes artworks by four contemporary artists whose works make use of familiar objects (Louise Nevelson, Claes Oldenburg, Mitchell Syrop, and Betye Sarr). Divides lesson into four steps: (1) discussing everyday objects; (2) viewing artworks; (3) studying artists; and (4) class activities related to the…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression