Realia: A Cool Word I Hadn’t Heretofore Known

“re·a·lia \rē-ˈa-lē-ə, -ˈā-\ n pl [LL, neut. pl. of realis real] (1937)  : objects or activities used to relate classroom teaching to the real life esp. of peoples studied.”

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