著者

ベル マークN.

出版者

関西学院大学

雑誌

総合政策研究 (ISSN:1341996X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.16, pp.1-10, 2004-05-25

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Language teachers, called upon to teach both their cultures and their native languages, often find topics relating to their cultures the more challenging. In this article I explore what I learned through teaching these courses for many years. I see a non-ideological approach as more useful and offer encouragement to broaden the scope of content for college students in Japan. For my course The Black American Experience, I outline my goal for presenting some of the clashing value systems at the root of the race relations conflict in America. I also discuss the nature of ideologies and cultures as a way to put historical content into perspective.