Abstract
Since Team-Teaching with Assistant Teachers of English was introduced into Japanese English Classes, Japanese English teachers have tried to make their classes more communicative. They have devised a variety of class activities for that purpose. In terms of communication, Team-Teaching is very successful. Now many articles and materials are available to help teachers carry out Team-Teaching effectively. However, there is little teaching material dealing with the cultural aspects of language learning. Language can not be separated from culture. In our class we decided to discuss ethnic stereotypes. We all have a number of ethnic stereotypes. These are often based on our own ignorance and prejudices. To help students understand that such stereotypes are absurd, we carried out the following activities using adjectives. We also wanted to encourage students to question their own stereotypes. Adjectives are words which describe states. When we use them, we not only describe a state but also express a sense of value. We chose 26 adjectives and asked students to use them to describe Americans, North / South Koreans, and Japanese. This is an account of our Team-Teaching classes in February 1992. We taught 133 second year students in three classes.
