Cultural Strategies in Elementary College Language Courses

Attention is drawn to the inadequate fulfillment of cultural goals in the beginning foreign-lang classes at the Coll level. From the identification of obstacles imposed on the teacher by available textbook materials, time, & staff restrictions, the following guidelines were derived for the devel...

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Published in:The Modern language journal (Boulder, Colo.) Colo.), 1980-07, Vol.64 (2), p.190-196
Main Author: HENDERSON, INGEBORG
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College instruction
Cross cultural studies
Cultural education
Cultural studies
Literature
Nonnative languages
Second language learning
Teaching assistants
Textbooks
World language instruction
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Summary:Attention is drawn to the inadequate fulfillment of cultural goals in the beginning foreign-lang classes at the Coll level. From the identification of obstacles imposed on the teacher by available textbook materials, time, & staff restrictions, the following guidelines were derived for the development of a cultural component in elementary lang courses: cultural materials must complement the textbook, & must be designed & packaged in such a way that incoming teaching assistants can use them without difficulty. Described are the culture units as developed at the U of Missouri-Columbia to accompany the Coll textbook First Year German (Helbing, R. E., Gewehr, W., & von Schmidt, W. A., New York: Holt, Rinehart, 1975), & the reception of the approach by students in the form of a student questionnaire. Modified AA
ISSN:0026-7902
1540-4781
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4781.1980.tb05184.x