Der Einfluß des Englischen auf das Deutsche: Grund zur Aufregung?
Jürgen Schiewe (Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald) Eines meiner Lieblingszitate, die ich in Einführungskursen in die Sprachwissenschaft gerne den Studierenden ganz am Anfang nenne und mit ihnen diskutiere, ist das folgende von Harald Weinrich (1985: 7):...
Christa Wolf: A German writer
Peter J. Graves (University of Leicester) INSIGHT IN LA Since Christa Wolf was born in Germany, died in Germany and apart from some months spent in California, lived all her life in Germany, the description of her as ‘a German writer’ might seem a statement of the...
Inspiration, motivation and encouragement – the benefits of writing poems and stories in language learning
Jutta Austin (Adult Community Learning, Colchester) Most of my students learning German are adults and face the usual barriers to their efforts: having lost the biological language learning facility of early childhood and not being surrounded by the language, they...
The Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative: supporting German teaching in Irish primary schools
Gina Reilly (Regional Advisor & Advisor for German, Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative) As part of the Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative (MLPSI), 5th and 6th class pupils (9 to 12 year olds) in 96 primary schools in Ireland are learning...