Professional paper
REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS LEARNING GERMAN AT HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN ZAGREB
Vesna Cigan
Abstract
This article examines the representation of students learning German at
higher education institutions in Zagreb. The aim of this research is to describe the share
of students learning German and to explore both their motives for choosing a foreign
language and their attitudes towards the importance of learning German.
The introductory section discusses the importance of learning foreign languages in
view of the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union. Plurilingualism
and multilingualism are both a goal and a means within the framework of life-long learning
and workforce mobility in a new social context. An overview of the lecture hours of
foreign language courses offered by the surveyed institutions is then presented with information
on the ECTS credits allocated to each course. The research methodology presents
the research goals and the data collection method, followed by the newly designed measuring
instruments, data analysis and results. The conclusion presents survey results with
the aim of indicating specific students’ needs with respect to learning German at higher
education institutions in Zagreb.
Keywords
German language; communicative language competences; first foreign language; second foreign language; plurilingualism; life-long learning
Hrčak ID:
155926
URI
Publication date:
2.12.2013.
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