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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Tuning In: Popular Culture in the Second Language Classroom.
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1979
Discusses the benefits of introducing the culture of the target language into the second language classroom via the mass media -- newspapers, magazines, television, and popular music. (AM)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Education, Language Instruction, Mass Media
Learning to See in the Foreign Language Class
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1977
The inquiry teaching or discovery approach to learning is discussed. An object lesson is outlined using a cultural artifact as the subject of analysis. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cultural Awareness, Discovery Learning, Educational Objectives
"Options and Perspectives," Updated; An Overview of Some Foreign Language Offerings in New York State
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1976
Recent developments in foreign language offerings in New York State are outlined. Exploratory programs, general language usage programs, minicourses, interdisciplinary programs, independent study programs, bilingual programs, programs beyond the classroom, and career education efforts are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Conversational Language Courses, Cross Cultural Studies, Independent Study
Developing Strategic Reading Skills.
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1984
Defines reading as a psycholinguistic process. Discusses research into the application of models of native language reading to the processes of second language reading which suggests that there are positive correlations between reading ability in native and target languages. Presents practical applications of this research to teaching reading in a…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Reading Skills
Working Together: Guidance Counselors and Foreign Language Teachers. CAL-ERIC/CLL Series on Languages and Linguistics, No. 58.
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Loew, Helene Z. – Foreign Language Annals, 1978
Through cooperation between language teachers and guidance counselors, the totality of student needs for present purposes and future directions can be served. This article reviews the relationship among counselors, students, and language instructors, describes their common goals, with emphasis on career guidance in its broadest definition, and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role