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Intercultural Competence: Concepts, Challenges, Evaluations. Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning. Volume 10
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Witte, Arnd, Ed.; Harden, Theo, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2011
This book explores the idea of "intercultural competence", which, despite its current popularity across various discourses, has remained a vague and oscillating concept. Interculture lacks a universal definition and "competence" is not only a cognitive construct but also includes psychological traits such as attitudes,…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Interpersonal Competence, Second Language Learning, Research
Schlechte Argumente fur den Franzosischunterricht (Poor Arguments for French)
Butzkamm, Wolfgang – Franzosisch Heute, 1974
The author discusses the status and role of foreign languages in general, and French in particular, in the German educational system. (Text is in German.) (TL)
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, French, Language Role, Modern Language Curriculum
Lehrplan fur ein Grundschulfach Franzosisch (Methodology and Determination of Learning Goals in the Early Teaching of French.)
Pelz, Manfred – Franzosisch Heute, 1974
First the author discusses the question of the most propitious age for beginning the learning of a second language. He then describes the experimental FLES curriculum of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg and analyzes its results to date. (Text is in German.) (TL)
Descriptors: FLES, French, Language Instruction, Modern Language Curriculum
Repliques d'Outre-Tombe a Monsieur Butzkamm (Reply, from Beyond the Grave, to Mr. Butzkamm)
Olbert, Jurgen – Franzosisch Heute, 1974
In reply to criticism from Wolfgang Butzkamm the author defends the desirability and necessity of foreign language instruction, French in particular, in the German educational system. Suggestions for improving the present modern language curriculum are made. (Text is in German.) (TL)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Enrichment, French, Language Role
KapVO und Fremdsprachenunterricht im Hochschulbereich, oder You Get What You Pay for (The Statute of Authorization and Foreign Language Teaching at the University Level, or You Get What You Pay for)
Voss, Bernd – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1976
Offers criticism based on the description and the choice of curriculum level for the introduction of FL courses given in the June 7, 1974 Statute of Authorization of the Nordrhein-Westfalen Ministry of Science. Ideas for scientifically grounded FL teaching at the university level are also given. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: College Language Programs, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Higher Education
Zur Studienmotivation von angehenden Dolmetschern und Ueberstzern an der Universitaet Heidelberg (On Study Motivation in Those Preparing to Be Interpreters and Translators at the University of Heidelberg)
Hoefer, Sylvia – Neueren Sprachen, 1974
The planned revision in the interpreter and translator curricula must not leave out of consideration the interests and needs of the students. Therefore students in the courses for translators and interpreters were interrogated about their motivation for study and their conceptions of the profession. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: College Students, Curriculum Development, Interpreters, Modern Language Curriculum
Die Auswirkungen des Wahlverhaltens der Schueler auf die neueren Sprachen in der reformierten Oberstufe (The Effects of Students' Choices on Modern Languages in the Reformed Upper Level)
Keller, Gottfried – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1977
German "reformed curriculum" schools have, in upper level honors courses, only 2.2 percent of students taking foreign languages. French enrollment especially is low. In English, the learning time of all future graduates is being shortened. An annual class of 160 is needed to offer adequate courses. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), French, Honors Curriculum, Language Enrollment
Das Kurssystem in Mittel--und Oberstufe--eine Chance fuer die dritte Fremdsprache (The Curriculum in the Intermediate and Upper Levels - A Chance for a Third Foreign Language)
Behme, Guenter – Praxis des Neusprachlichen Unterrichts, 1976
Contradicts the article "Das Franzoesische zahlt die Zeche" appearing in this journal (2/1975), stating that the reformed upper-level curriculum would result in no students' electing French. Proposes offering a third foreign language in 9 or 11, and a carefully designed, segmented, objectively testable course. (Text is in German.)…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Elective Courses, French, Language Instruction
Anwendung der Sprachwissenschaft fuer die Erstellung eines Grammatischen Kursus zur Erlernung des Franzoesischen als Fremdsprache an einer Deutschen Hochschule (The Application of Linguistics for the Establishment of a Grammar Course in French as a Foreign Language in a German High School)
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Rosenfeld, Lisette – International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching, 1977
Text is in German.
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Course Content, Curriculum Development, French
Les epreuves du francais au baccalaureat en Republique federale d'Allemagne (French Tests for the Baccalaureate in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Christ, Herbert – Francais dans le Monde, 1978
A description of the revised baccalaureate examination. The performance objectives for modern languages in oral and written expression, especially for French, comprehension and critical judgment of a text are discussed. Results of the inter-ministerial study and sample sections from examinations are given. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Behavioral Objectives, French, Higher Education
The Uneasy Status of Literature in Second Language Teaching at the School Level: An Historical Perspective.
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Schloss, Brigitte – 1981
Surveys show that literature is virtually absent from secondary level second language (SL) programs; at the same time it is often asserted that literature used to dominate these programs. The thoughts of authorities and educators in Ontario, Great Britain, the United States, the Canadian province of Ontario, and Germany over the period of 100…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Course Content, Educational Practices
Les examens de francais dans les universites populaires en R.F.A. (French Examinations in People's Universities in the Federal Republic of Germany)
Raasch, Albert – Francais dans le Monde, 1978
The Certificate of the People's Universities is an examination organized in different European countries. The students are generally adults in evening courses. A description of the system in Germany is given; and principles of the examination, test content, and educational perspectives are discussed. References are included. (Text is in French.)…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Adult Students, French