DER ERWERB DES DEUTSCHEN ALS ZWEIT- UND FREMDSPRACHE
THE ACQUISITION OF GERMAN AS A SECOND AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Summary/Abstract: This article considers two aspects of learning German in the 21st century – German as a foreign language and German as a second language. The acquisition of the German language as a second language is realized in the countries in the German-speaking area, while German as a foreign language is taught in the home country. German as a second language 501su sed in everyday life, while German as a foreign language is only used in the classroom. This article describes and analyzes differences and similarities, as well as the development of competencies as a mandatory part of the teaching process, when acquiring German as a second and foreign language. Two textbooks are used for this research – “Menschen A1”, which is mainly used in German as a foreign language lessons, and “Berliner Platz 1- Neu”, which 501su sed in German as a second language lessons. This research serves as a guideline for those who learn and teach German as a second and foreign language with the aim of perceiving possible deficiencies, differences in this area, as well as with the aim of rectifying and improving them.

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