Although the growing use of communicative textbooks has been useful for stimulating student interest in English, those written for middle and high school students exclude the study of comparative culture. The inspired teacher who wants to introduce cultural discussion must therefore be both imaginative and resourceful in order to blend cultural concepts within lessons. 
In this book demonstration, Dr. Peter Nelson first shows how culture can be compared to an iceberg: a visible, achievement portion identifying cultural outputs like dress, music and architecture, and a hidden, behavioral portion identifying social values, customs, and beliefs. Using this guide, teachers then review several communicative textbooks from Oxford University Press to show how cultural components can be located and discussed. This is a practical, hands-on session in which teachers are provided with tips and guidelines for discussing culture for middle and high school language courses.