Objectives and competences
The objectives of this course are to:
- to evaluate the single language varieties, their forms, prestige, position and dessemination today in Germany, Austria and Switzerland;
- analyse the language materials;
- to plan the role of the language varieties in the specific context of the teaching german as a foreign language, but also as a language of the neighbours.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Language varieties of german. Prestige and dessemination of the single variety.
• Analysis of the language materials.
• Role of the varieties by teaching german as a foreign language. Future development.
Learning and teaching methods
explanation, searching for informations, team work
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Connecting the characteristics of single language variety with the analysis of the authentic texts.
Transfer of the knowledge and understanding in the case of the authentic texts but also in the context of teaching german as a foreign language. Future development.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
Transferable/Key Skills and other attributes:
Transfer of the knowledge and understanding in the case of the authentic texts but also in the context of teaching german as a foreign language. Future development.
Readings
• Klinner, Jörg G. (2007) Wie viel Varietäten braucht ein Lehrwerk? Überlegungen zum Deutschen als plurizentrische Sprache in der Sprachvermittlung// Edusa 2/2.
• Czinglar, Christine (2009). Österreichische Varietäten in der DaF/DaZ-Lehrerausbildung. http://christineczinglar.info/pdf/czinglar_oe-dt-daf-daz_juli2009.pdf
• Baßler, Harald/Spiekermann, Helmut. (2001). Dialekt und Standardsprache im DaF-Unterricht. Wie Schüler urteilen - wie Lehrer urteilen. Linguistik online 9/02. http://www.linguistik-online.de/9_01/BasslerSpiekermann.html
• Speikermann, Harald (2007): Standardsprache im DaF-Unterricht: Normstandard – nationale Standardvarietäten – regionale Standardvarietäten. Linguistik online 32/03.
• Takahashi, Hideaki (1999). Verschiedene Varietäten des Deutschen und deren Beziehung zum Unterricht Deutsch als Fremdsprachen (DaF). https://userpages.uni-koblenz.de/~diekmann/zfal/zfalarchiv/zfal31_5.pdf
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