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ERIC Number: EJ323912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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The Foreign Language Classroom: A Forum for Understanding Cultural Stereotypes.
Heusinkveld, Paula R.
Foreign Language Annals, v18 n4 p321-25 Sep 1985
Proposes a series of practical foreign-language classroom activities designed to increase cross-cultural sensitivity and to discourage stereotyping. The first exercise has the students work in small groups to design a short course for foreigners on American culture. Other exercises focus on the differences between U.S. culture and the target culture. (SED)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cross Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness, Culture, Second Language Instruction, Stereotypes, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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