American Cultural Values : A Look at One's Own Cultural Identity

Authors

Judith Day, School for International Training
Jane Farrell, School for International Training

Publication Date

1982

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

Second Advisor

Michael Jerald

Abstract

This paper is presented in two sections. Part A sets out a 16-lesson course for American ESL teachers in which people will look at personal and cultural values, with the goal of achieving an objective insight into the values of their culture and developing ways of incorporating this awareness in the ESL classroom. Should this course be used by non-American teachers there is another course outline (see Alternative Course Outline for Non-native Speakers of English) that has been developed. Part B is an articulation of some major values pertinent to American society. Areas covered are success, time, work, individualism, equality, world view and moral orientation.

Disciplines

Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Curriculum and Instruction | Education | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Day, Judith and Farrell, Jane, "American Cultural Values : A Look at One's Own Cultural Identity" (1982). MA TESOL Collection. 362.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/ipp_collection/362