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An Analysis of the Deep Cultural Aspects in Second-Year College French Textbooks Published from 1972 to 1974
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Moreau, Paul Henri; Pfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1978
A design was developed to evaluate the presentation of deep culture in college foreign language texts. Of the ten textbooks evaluated, only one was considered adequate in conveying deep French culture to the intermediate French student. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Culture, Evaluation Methods, French
Written Assignments--Valid Reinforcers of Speaking and Understanding
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Pfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1974
Descriptors: Audiolingual Skills, Evaluation Methods, Language Instruction, Listening Comprehension
Written Assignments - Valid Reinforcers of Speaking and Understanding
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Pfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1974
Descriptors: Comprehension, Intellectual Development, Language Instruction, Reinforcement
The Cultural Inventory: A Tool for Increasing Comprehension of Foreign Language Materials.
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Pfister, Guenter G.; Poser, Yvonne – Foreign Language Annals, 1987
Describes the inventory technique, a reading tool which helps second language students to use their background knowledge and experience in overcoming the gap between native and foreign cultural perspectives. The cultural inventory worksheet helps students collect and organize cultural information in written foreign language material. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Instructional Materials, Language Enrichment, Learning Strategies
A Dialogue Reinforcement Schedule Is a Workable Alternative to Dialogue Memorization
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Pfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1973
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Language Instruction, Reinforcement
An Analysis of Surface Culture and Its Manner of Presentation in First-Year College French Textbooks from 1972 to 1978.
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Levno, Arley W.; Pfister, Guenter G. – Foreign Language Annals, 1980
Of 21 beginning French textbooks evaluated according to presentation of French culture, only two met the cultural and pedagogical criteria derived from various models. Lacking this cultural content, students cannot fully learn the foreign language. (PMJ)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, French