Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.22210/strjez/53-2/1
The Representation of Varieties in High School Textbooks of German as a Foreign Language
Juraj Ozmec
orcid.org/0009-0003-5928-8715
; Učiteljski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
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* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
The underrepresentation of national varieties, as well as the underrepresentation of other
non-standard varieties of the German language in textbooks and foreign language teaching,
is offered as a possible explanation for the difficulties pupils encounter in real-life speaking
situations. The aim of this study is to determine the representation of varieties in textbook
texts and, consequently, to enhance the learning process and German language teaching.
In their study, Sobo and Filipan-Žignić (2018) found an underrepresentation of functional
lects, sociolects, mediolects and regiolects in favor of the German national standard in elementary
school textbooks for German as a foreign language. The mentioned study leaves
room for further research on the representation of varieties in high school textbooks. Therefore,
we have decided to conduct an analysis of the latest editions of high school textbooks
Deutsch ist klasse 1, Ide@l 1 and Schritte international neu 3 at the level of lexemes and
phraseologisms. The mentioned textbooks, as teaching tools, serve as direct continuations
of learning German as a foreign language in primary school, just as this study represents the
continuation of the study of Katica Sobo and Blaženka Filipan-Žignić. Although not all high
school textbooks are covered in this study, its importance stems from the fact that it includes
textbooks from both foreign and domestic authors, i.e., textbooks from three different publishers,
two of which are in international use and one in domestic use.
Ključne riječi
German as a foreign language; national varieties; non-standard varieties; high school textbooks
Hrčak ID:
330616
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.1.2025.
Posjeta: 401 *