Foreign Language Textbooks' Construction of Foreign Reality.

Kramsch, Claire J.

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ERIC Number: EJ373571

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Publication Date: 1987

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Foreign Language Textbooks' Construction of Foreign Reality.

Kramsch, Claire J.

Canadian Modern Language Review, v44 n1 p95-119 Oct 1987

A small-scale study of the cultural discourse of foreign language texts indicated that the two main practices of current texts, introductory dialog and cultural immersion, could delay or even prevent the development of appropriate cultural schemata. (CB)

Descriptors: Athletics, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis, German, Language Enrichment, Schemata (Cognition), Second Language Instruction, Textbook Content

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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