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ERIC Number: EJ633753
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
Foreign Language Teaching to Adults: Implicit and Explicit Political Education.
Starkey, Hugh
Oxford Review of Education, v25 n1-2 p155-69 Mar-Jun 1999
Examines materials provided to adult, part-time students of the British Open University's language courses and highlights elements of the courses that are explicitly political education. Draws on interviews with course creators to explore cultural content and representations of the target culture. Attempts to make explicit the implicit assumptions behind creating language courses. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Citizenship, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Influences, Culture, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Interviews, Part Time Students, Second Language Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Great Britain; Political Education