On the quality of teaching German as a second language (DaZ) in German Schools

Authors

  • Elena I. Bezrukova Belgorod National Research University
  • Aleksey A. Kolesnikov Belgorod National Research University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-7451-2021-40-2-209-218

Keywords:

German educational system, German language teaching methodology, bilingualism, second language, German as a foreign language

Abstract

Today's German education system is undergoing major changes. One of them is the introduction in all types of German schools (from primary school to gymnasium) of a new subject "German as a second language". The article deals with the pedagogical and methodological bases for teaching German as a second language and presents terminological distinction between "German as a foreign language" and "German as a second language". In addition, the authors consider different approaches to the definition of bilingualism. The authors focus on the current situation in German schools with regard to teaching German as a second language. Through pedagogical observation main difficulties of teaching German as a second language are highlighted and drawbacks in the teaching system itself are revealed. The authors also analyse the reasons of described difficulties and the ways to cope with them. For more objective analysis, the current teaching system on the examples of two types of German schools, a comprehensive school and a gymnasium, is illustrated. The system of teaching German as a second language in contrast to traditional German as a foreign language was for the first time examined in detail.

Author Biographies

Elena I. Bezrukova, Belgorod National Research University

Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the German and French Languages Department of the Pedagogical Institute, Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia

Aleksey A. Kolesnikov, Belgorod National Research University

Candidate of Philology, Associate Professor of the German and French Languages Department, Dean of the Foreign Languages Faculty of the Pedagogical Institute, Belgorod State National Research University, Belgorod, Russia

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Published

2021-08-25

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Bezrukova, E. I., & Kolesnikov, A. A. (2021). On the quality of teaching German as a second language (DaZ) in German Schools. Issues in Journalism, Education, Linguistics, 40(2), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.52575/2712-7451-2021-40-2-209-218

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