Polar Bears, Hot Coffee, Wireless Schools, and Much More: Teaching American Studies in Norway

Autor/in	Potter, Lee Ann
Titel	Polar Bears, Hot Coffee, Wireless Schools, and Much More: Teaching American Studies in Norway
Quelle	In: Social Education, 74 (2010) 2, S.82-83 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7724
Schlagwörter	United States History; American Studies; Computers; Foreign Countries; Educational Facilities; Immigrants; Language Proficiency; Secondary Schools; Teaching Experience; Internet; Access to Computers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Workshops; Teacher Exchange Programs; Cultural Awareness; Norway + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Digitalrechner; Ausland; Bildungsstätte; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Sekundarschule; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Norwegen
Abstract	In this article, the author shares her experience and her observations as a Roving Scholar of American Studies in Norway through the Norway Fulbright Foundation grant. The author visited upper secondary schools all over Norway, teaching lessons to both students and teachers on topics related to U.S. history, government, culture, and geography. She mentions that every school, regardless of location or size, had wireless access to the Internet, and students had laptop computers loaned or leased to them by their school or county. She also visited English classes, and have found the students' language proficiency to be excellent. She conducted several workshops including "Dear Uncle Sam," "Nation of Immigrants," and "Show Me the Money" that generated interesting conversations among students and the teachers. Overall, Potter found the school facilities impressive. She encourages every teacher and every colleague to consider applying for a Fulbright opportunity. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10