The complex relationship between language and culture has been widely problematised in applied linguistics and education (see Byram, 1997; Byrnes, 2002; Kramsch, 1993; Risager, 2006). While this issue has been extensively explored from a theoretical perspective, few studies have examined the complexity of this relationship from the…

This study is based on the assumption that because the Holocaust is a significant part of Germany's history, culture, and national memory, it should be taught openly and honestly within German curricula. To ignore it would be to ignore an essential part of the country's identity, which in turn would lead teacher-scholars of German to impart a less…

The debate about the subject specificity of university language tuition has been going on for decades; it has mostly been discussed in the context of English for Academic Purposes. This paper considers the case for disciplinary specificity with regard to languages other than English. Few, if any, developed curricula, syllabuses, suitable textbooks…

The School of Cultures, Languages and Area Studies at the University of Nottingham hosted the fifth annual conference in the "Innovative Language Teaching at University" series. Under the heading "Enhancing participation and collaboration" the conference, organised by Cecilia Goria, Oranna Speicher and Sascha Stollhans, took…

Strategies and considerations for teaching culture to students at the intermediate level of college language study are discussed, and a study of the affective outcomes of cultural models designed specifically for this level is reported. (MSE)

Approaches the study of New German Cinema through a genre approach. Includes German history and political issues. (PD)

Presents information on how and what is taught in courses on the "Age of Goethe." Two appendices are presented that list the institutions responding to a questionnaire concerning the teaching of this course and the less familiar texts of the period that are treated by some instructors. (GLR)

Discusses the necessity of teaching German culture in English translation and the difficulty of selecting relevant subject matter and appropriate materials. Some guidelines for the structure and content of such courses are suggested. (Text is in German.) (TL)

This paper describes a student-centered, task-based alternative to published, mainstream curricula for intermediate university-level (second-year) foreign language courses: global simulation. The course format requires students to collaboratively complete a long-term task organized around a single premise or scenario. In the process, they learn…

Indiana University courses in "The German Heritage of America" are described; approach, texts, and course requirements are detailed. Modifications to adapt the courses to different levels are noted. A course syllabus is appended. (CHK)

A description of a German conversation class organized around video production projects includes the pedagogical rationale, course format, and detailed descriptions of individual taping projects. (17 references) (Author/CB)

Explores how language and political science professors can co-teach a course using the Language Across the Curriculum format to increase student understanding of a country's language and politics. Describes a Georgia Tech course taught in German on post-war German politics. Addresses the elements of a successful course and student and course…

A survey of career-related, community-related, interdisciplinary and non-traditional foreign language offerings in the two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States was made by the Modern Language Association during 1974-75. Informal descriptions of several interdisciplinary courses are given. (RM)

Reports on a survey conducted at the University of Delaware among German language students to determine the types of courses they would like to enroll in for further study of German. Analyzes questionnaire data, correlating them with students' German course level and with their majors. (MES)

The problems of teaching German literature survey courses have increased in the 1970's because of the drop in enrollment in language classes in general. Previously German literature courses (at the University of Utah) covered large amounts of material superficially; they were designed to familiarize the student with names of authors, titles of…