Pop Culture Media Icons: Stimuli for Language Activities.

Mason, Keith

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ERIC Number: EJ544583

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Pop Culture Media Icons: Stimuli for Language Activities.

Mason, Keith

Mosaic: A Journal for Language Teachers, v4 n2 p19-22 Win 1997

Describes activities in Spanish language classes inspired by popular movies and television programs such as "Evita,""The Sound of Music,""The Wizard of Oz,""Carousel,""I Dream of Jeannie,""I Love Lucy," and "Charlie's Angels." Notes that these programs' familiarity establishes a familiar context in which to practice grammar, vocabulary, and other language skills. (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, College Students, Context Effect, Cultural Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Modern Languages, Popular Culture, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Spanish, Television, Theater Arts, Vocabulary Development

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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