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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"teaching culture"”.
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Teaching Culture through Social Situations in English as a Second Language Classes
… lessons to promote a deeper appreciation of how culture and language interact.</p>
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An examination of two methods of teaching culture and a comparison of their effects on ethnocentrism among college students of German
Second language teaching has long been recognized as offering several benefits to second language learners. Some of the more recently claimed benefits have emphasized cross-cultural awareness, open mindedness to promote understanding, a liberation of the mind, the end of the melting pot mentality, …
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Culture Teaching and Learning in an Advanced Placement Chinese Course
<p>The significance of teaching culture in the foreign language classroom has been widely acknowledged. However, it remains a challenge for language teachers to properly incorporate culture teaching into language teaching. Chinese language teachers in the United States also encounter the challenge …
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Faculty teaching climate: scale construction and initial validation
The concept “academic culture” has been used as a framework to understand faculty work in higher education. Academic culture research builds on organizational psychology concepts of culture and climate to better understand employee practices and work phenomenon. Ample research has investigated …
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Lightning in a Bottle: A History of the Syracuse Writing Program, 1986-1996
… teachers' development and the growth of a teaching culture marked by shared values about writing and pedagogy within a writing program. This history argues that ongoing reflective professional development and evaluation systems are necessary for all teachers of writing, both new and …
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The Other in the Other: Using the Stories of Quince Duncan to Teach Costa Rican Culture and History in the Foreign Language Classroom
… Spanish foreign language teachers are currently “teaching culture” as a series of facts that are added to lessons sporadically when time allows. Research shows that high school-level Spanish teachers predominately focus on teaching grammatical structures and vocabulary because this is what …
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Self-Perceived Leadership Behaviors Of Collegiate Athletic Trainers And Strength And Conditioning Coaches: A Case Study
… the data analysis (caring/relationship, educate/teaching, culture, leadership, communication, conflict).</p> <p>The data revealed very few differences in the leadership perspective of the certified athletic trainers and strength and conditioning coaches that participated. Participants exhibited a …
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Landeskunde: Its Role and Functions in the Irish German Language Classroom An Empirical Study
… its composition, role and functions in both teaching approaches in general and in the Irish secondary school system in particular were the issues which prompted the research that comprises the basis of this study. Chapter one offers an analysis of the concept of Landeskunde - what it actually …
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Unfolding the unexpectedness of uncertainty : arts research as a triptych installation : a conversation of processes, practices, products
… a research and artistic experience engaging in teaching and learning with sensitivity and consideration, and in the course of doing, revealing insights about the transformative processes of becoming-teacher in art education. Invoking the architecture of the contemporary triptych, this …
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What is it like for you?: a phenomenological study: teaching adult literacy in a further education college under the auspices of the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum
This study is about the experience of teaching adult literacy in a further education college under the auspices of the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum (ALCC) between the years 2002 to 2005. A universal description was derived from the perspectives of five college lecturers, called co-researchers, …
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An Investigation of Teachers’ Perceptions of Culture Teaching in Secondary Schools in Xinjiang, China
… down ‘cultural awareness’ as one of the language teaching objectives, there seems to be a gap between the new curriculum and what goes on in classrooms. The aim of this study is to investigate teachers’ perspectives on cultural teaching in terms of the teaching objectives of language and culture; …
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Junior Faculty Perceptions of their Doctoral Level Teaching Preparation: A Cross Disciplinary Examination
… degree denotes that one is proficient in college teaching. However, the literature indicates that doctoral programs are failing to adequately prepare doctoral students for teaching in collegiate settings. The seminal work on doctoral student experiences suggests that doctoral programs are …
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Presentation of culture in English as a foreign language reading textbooks in Japan
In the midst of debate over the treatment of culture in foreign language education and the increased exposure to culture in the global economy, the knowledge of other cultures is more significant than ever. In order to improve teaching culture, materials have been examined and revised. The purpose …
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Histórias de formação, imagens de docência : cultura e simbolismos de professores do município de Duque de Caxias - RJ
… project had the intention of understanding the culture of teachers who work with the second segment of an elementary school of the city council of Caxias / RJ, relating it with the stories of life of these teachers, their formation and the pedagogical proposal in that municipality. The choice of …
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La competencia comunicativa intercultural en el aula de español de los negocios: análisis de materiales para su enseñanza
… (FL) and / or Languages for Specific Purposes teaching (LSP) must be a conscious and explicit learning to develop knowledge, skills and positive attitudes through contact with the target culture/s. The overall objective of this thesis is to assist the development of the intercultural …
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Re-defining teacher education of primary teachers of science in Hong Kong
… there are concerns about the quality of science teaching in local schools. Secondly, other local studies concluded that the majority of both primary teachers and student-teachers come from an arts education background in their secondary schooling and that they lack the confidence to teach science …
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Investigating English Teachers' Perceptions of Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
… of this study for the field of language teaching and learning is that there is a gap between English teachers’ perceptions of ICC objectives and their current practices in the classroom. The fact that ICC objectives are not an explicit part of the current curriculum limits their …
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Authentic Out-of-Class Communication in Study Abroad Programs: Success Defined by Continued Motivation and Cultural Appreciation
The benefits of study abroad experience in second language acquisition have evolved from unchallenged assumption to the focus of rigorous study in the past several decades. The benefits of out-of-class contact with natives have likewise been questioned. Despite conflicting evidence of its benefit, …
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Educating Boys in Jamaica: In Search of a New Lens
… transferability relies on sensitivity to school culture, as well as attending to stakeholders’ beliefs and practices regarding the education of male students.</p>
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