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Lecturer(s)
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Andrášová Hana, doc. PaedDr. Ph.D.
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Kusová Jana, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Sociolinguistics as a scientific discipline, basic hypotheses, theories and concepts, terminology 2. Significant languages in a globalized world, their relevance and relations 3.-4. German and its position in the world, the spread of German (geography, number of speakers), its relationship to English; the linguistic situation in German-speaking countries (other foreign languages) 5.-7. German as a pluricentric language - national varieties of the standard language, German as a regional official language, German as a language of linguistic minorities with emphasis on the Czech Republic (history and present) 8. German as a foreign language in the world - relevance and support (institutions, trends) 9.-14. Varieties of contemporary German according to different criteria (spoken and written language; functional - colloquial language, professional languages, language of the state administration, etc.; sociolects - gender, age-defined groups of speakers, language of professional or interest groups; dialects - breakdown, distribution, popularity)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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For the future teacher of German it is essential to understand language as a means of communication of a particular society or socially defined group. Therefore, in this course, learners will focus on the exploration of contemporary German from a sociolinguistic perspective. They will gain an overview of the spread and position of German in the contemporary globalised world, and will also focus on the relevance of German as a means of communication in specific areas of human activity (e.g. economy, tourism, politics, etc.). They will gain an overview of the teaching of German as a foreign language outside German-speaking countries and the promotion of such teaching. Understanding the variability of contemporary German, which lies in the high relevance of different varieties of German in everyday communication, will also be an integral part of the course. A relevant perception of this variability is extremely important for the future teacher of German. It is essential that teachers respect this variability and integrate it adequately into their teaching. Lectures and seminars are conducted in German.
Learners will be able to perceive and understand the variability of contemporary German to the extent that they will be able to convey it in their future teaching of German as a foreign language. They will be able to reflect on the position of German as a language of communication in German-speaking countries and in the world, and will be able to actively perceive the presence of other foreign languages in German-speaking countries and the advantages or difficulties associated with this fact (here and in the real teaching of DaF in the context of international projects carried out by the KNJ in the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria). They will be familiar with the problems of teaching German as a foreign language in a global context and in the context of areas of importance for German (e.g. the economy, tourism). They have an overview of institutions that provide good support for the teaching of German as a foreign language outside German-speaking countries, which is a great advantage for their future professional practice.
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Prerequisites
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Knowledge of German at level B2 according to the CERF.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance assessment, Seminar work
Active participation in class, continuous preparation for class, preparation of a seminar paper on the assigned topic and oral presentation of the topic. The knowledge is tested in German.
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Recommended literature
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Ammon, Ulrich. Die Stellung der deutschen Sprache in der Welt. Berlin, München, Boston: De Gruyter, 2015. ISBN 978-3-11-019298-8.
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Ammon, Ulrich. Variantenwörterbuch des Deutschen: die Standardsprache in Österreich, der Schweiz und Deutschland sowie in Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Ostbelgien und Südtirol. Berlin, New York: de Gruyter, 2004. ISBN 3-11-016575-9.
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Löffler, Heinrich. Germanistische Soziolinguistik. 4. neu bearb. Aufl. Berlin: E. Schmidt, 2010. ISBN 978-3-503-12222-6.
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