Der Einsatz von digitalen Medien im DaF-Unterricht im Kanton Sarajevo: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen
The use of digital media in German as a foreign language lessons in the Canton of Sarajevo: possibilities and limits

Author(s): Zlata Maglajlija
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Media studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Pedagogy
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Sarajevu
Keywords: German; foreign language lessons; education; Sarajevo; digital media;
Summary/Abstract: It is almost impossible to imagine life in today's world without digital media. Their role has become distinct throughout the world in both private and professional lives of people of all ages. Their presence is also noticeable in different ways in school classes. Computers and internet have been used for lesson planning as well as for communication with students and textbooks with their digital components and didactic contents stimulate students' autonomy in the learning process. Since recently a large number of schools has decided to organize online study weeks during which the students are encouraged to work independently with various types of subject contents. During the preparation for the e-learning lesson scenarios the teachers display a certain degree of insecurity which is rooted in their inadequate training in the development of digital competences. The main goal of this paper is to demonstrate how teachers of German language in Sarajevo Canton assess their digital competences, what possibilities they have for applying digital media in their schools and which scenarios they offer to their students with the support of digital media. The paper also presents some suggestions on possible actions in education in connection to professional teacher development that could be seen as contributions for overcoming the above noticed challenges.

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