How Well Do Students and Teachers of German Master Classroom German? A Survey into the Current Situation Cover Image

Wie gut beherrschen Germanistikstudenten und Deutschlehrer in Kroatien die Unterrichtssprache Deutsch? Eine Erhebung der aktuellen Sachlage
How Well Do Students and Teachers of German Master Classroom German? A Survey into the Current Situation

Author(s): Marija Lütze-Miculinić, Mirela Landsman Vinković
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education, Foreign languages learning
Published by: Odsjek za germanistiku - Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Keywords: German as a second language, German as classroom language; students of German; teachers of German;

Summary/Abstract: The following article presents the results of a survey conducted among Croatian-speaking students of German studies and teachers of German with the aim of determining the level of their knowledge of classroom German. A thorough analysis of the results of the survey gave an insight into major problems in the use of classroom German. The study also reveals which specific elements of classroom language should be incorporated into institutionalized teacher education and what kind of teaching materials would be required for that purpose.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 277-302
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: German