Fostering culture through film : a resource for teaching foreign languages and cultural studies / edited by Patrizia Comello Perry and Elda Buonanno Foley
Published
Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016
The perceived lack of understanding of cultural diversity in the American learning community has led instructors to challenge assumptions and stereotypes while addressing misconceptions. Teachers of foreign languages and cultural studies, in particular, feel the need to redesign curricula and lesson plans to better serve the learning community of the twenty-first century. The common starting point resides in the paradox that exists in today's connected world; while global access to information makes learners aware of the infinite variety of cultural diversity, it does not, however, make them c
