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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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Perspectives on the German "Energiewende": Culture and Ecology in German Instruction
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Berg, Bartell M. – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2013
This article addresses a dual desire for teaching units that (1) incorporate green issues into the language curriculum, (2) fulfill the need for comparative cultural studies in the language classroom, and (3) incorporate the ACTFL "Standards for Foreign Language Learning." Included are a review of recent approaches to teaching culture in…
Descriptors: German, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Standards
Bringing the Museum into the Classroom, and the Class into the Museum: An Approach for Content-Based Instruction
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Sederberg, Kathryn – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2013
Through the example of a fourth-semester course on modern German history, this article explores the application of interactive and experiential learning models inspired by museum pedagogy. In response to the ACTFL "Standards" and the 2007 MLA report, the teaching of culture has become a priority and educators continue to seek innovative…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Museums, Teaching Methods