Foregrounding Foreignness in Teaching German Unification: Video as a Tool for Processing Interviews with Berliners in a Study-Abroad Course.

Jankowsky, Karen

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Publication Date: 1992

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Foregrounding Foreignness in Teaching German Unification: Video as a Tool for Processing Interviews with Berliners in a Study-Abroad Course.

Jankowsky, Karen

ADFL Bulletin, v24 n1 p23-29 Fall 1992

Experiences are reported of two U.S. professors teaching a course in Berlin on the history and economic consequences of German unification. The importance of addressing cross-cultural issues surrounding foreignness is emphasized and the use of student video projects is described. (20 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Community Change, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Culture Lag, Ethnic Relations, Higher Education, Study Abroad, Videotape Recordings, Visual Aids

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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