This article, which suggests the use of French proverbs as an effective tool for teaching finance to French-speaking students, aligns 35 financial concepts and 7 general teaching concepts with one or more French proverbs. French proverbs allow students to link new information with previous...

This paper suggests the use of Russian proverbs related to money to engage Russian-speaking students in the business classroom. Russian proverbs enhance teaching by appealing to Russian students' cultural background, by presenting ideas in a concise and memorable way, and by creating a...

The relationship between student online activity (including access to specific course materials) and student performance is examined in a traditional face-to-face introductory finance course supported with a class web site. Six measures are used: total hits, hit consistency, number of unique...

This paper suggests the use of Chinese proverbs in the teaching of finance to Chinese-speaking students. Familiar proverbs facilitate teaching to Chinese students by appealing to students' prior knowledge, improving retention of new material, and creating a friendlier classroom environment....

This paper proposes the use of Spanish proverbs for teaching finance to Hispanic students. Spanish proverbs facilitate teaching by appealing to Hispanic students' cultural background, by introducing ideas in a succinct and unique way, and by creating a friendlier classroom atmosphere. Spanish...