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ERIC Number: EJ363333
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Learning about the Language of "Race."
Piper, David
Language Arts, v64 n8 p819-26 Dec 1987
Discusses how the term "race" is used in English-speaking cultures and proposes ways for handling the language of race in language arts classrooms. Points out that racial issues provide means for developing critical thinking skills and help students learn about how societies in general function. (SKC)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cross Cultural Training, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Arts, North American Culture, Race, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias, Racial Identification, Racial Relations, Social History, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Themed Issue: The Social Aspects of Language and Learning.