Die Geschichte des Deutschlernens in Bosnien und Herzegowina bis 1941
The history of learning German in Bosnia and Herzegovina until 1941

Author(s): Sanja R. Radanović
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, History of Education, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: learning German; BiH; 19th century; mid 20th cenury;
Summary/Abstract: Learning German in Europe has a long tradition and dates back to the Middle Ages. A part of this rich cultural heritage is the history of learning German language in B&H. Based on some sources, the first traces of institutional learning of the German language in B&H are in the mid19th century. Since then, until 1941, three different periods in the history of B&H can be distinguished: the Ottoman period until 1878, the Austro-Hungarian period from 1878 to 1918 and the period between the two World Wars. Each of these periods has its socio-historical features, which influenced the entire school system, and therefore the teaching of German as well. The paper deals with the following points for the three periods: the status of the German language in the school system in B&H and the share of the German language in the curricula for different types of schools. Before moving on to these points, the historical context in which the German language classes were held will be briefly presented, in order to clarify the peculiarities of that teaching in all three time periods.

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