NJ_M730 Linguistic Landscapes in Teaching German as a Foreign Language

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Věra Janíková, Ph.D.
Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Helena Rytířová
Supplier department: Department of German Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
NJ_M730/01: Fri 20. 9. 15:00–16:50 učebna 2, Fri 4. 10. 15:00–16:50 učebna 2, Fri 25. 10. 15:00–16:50 učebna 60, V. Janíková
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to delve deeper into the phenomenon of linguistic landscape, which is currently a hot research topic in the field of sociolinguistics and multilingualism. The linguistic landscape imprints visible written languages (e.g. on shops, posters, billboards and many other signs) in public, especially urban, space. Linguistic landscapes not only provide a descriptive view of the presence of particular languages in a given space, but in light of an analytical approach, they are a repository of the social, cultural and political contexts and relations in a given space, as well as the discourses that take place within it. In recent years, this fascinating world of linguistic landscapes has begun to occupy an important place in the field of language education. Its potential for learning and teaching foreign languages forms one of the key aims of the subject.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1. summarize the characteristics of the linguistic landscape and the genesis of its research; 2. describe their meaning/role/functions in urban space from the sociolinguistic, (linguistic)political, social, cultural or cultural-historical point of view; 3. recognize their didactic potential for foreign language teaching; 4. apply the acquired knowledge to teaching practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. linguistic landscape: definition, categorisation
  • 2. linguistic landscape in research (sociolinguistics, multilingualism)
  • 3.culture-orientated FSU - culture-related content: a new challenge in foreign language didactics
  • 4. didactic potential of linguistic landscapes for learning and teaching foreign languages
  • 5. project: the linguistic landscape of a (selected) urban aspace) and possibilities of implementation in pedagogical practice
  • 6. evaluation
Literature
    required literature
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra and Camilla BADSTÜBNER-KIZIK. Linguistic Landscapes und Fremdsprachendidaktik (Language languages and foreign language didactics). 1st ed. Berlin et al.: Peter Lang, 2018, 359 pp. Possener Beiträge zur Angewandten Linguistik, svazek 10. ISBN 978-3-631-77028-3. info
    recommended literature
  • BLOMMAERT, Jan. Jazyková krajina jako kronika komplexity : etnografický pohled na superdiverzifikovanou společnost. Translated by Kryštof Herold. První české vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2022, 137 stran. ISBN 9788024648453. info
  • JANÍKOVÁ, Věra. Linguistic Landscapes als Forschungsgebiet und sprachdidaktisches Potential (Linguistic Landscapes as Area of Research and the Potential of Language Didactics). Aussiger Beiträge. Germanistische Schriftenreihe aus Forschung und Lehre. Wien: Univerzita J.E. Purkyně, 2017, vol. 11, No 1, p. 123-140. ISSN 1802-6419. info
  • Linguistic landscapes und spot German an der Schnittstelle von Sprachwissenschaft und Deutschdidaktik. Edited by Maris Saagpakk. München: Iudicium, 2017, 190 stran. ISBN 9783862054992. info
  • Language and superdiversity. Edited by Karel Arnaut - Jan Blommaert - Ben Rampton - Massimiliano Spotti. First published. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016, 286 stran. ISBN 9781138844582. info
  • Linguistic landscapes, multilingualism and social change. Edited by Christine Helot. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2012, 348 p. ISBN 9783653025767. info
  • Linguistic landscape in the city. Edited by Elana Goldberg Shohamy - Eliezer Ben Rafael - Monica Barni. Buffalo: Multilingual Matters, 2010, xxviii, 35. ISBN 1847692990. info
Teaching methods
Theoretical preparation (interactive lecture); class discussion; (group) project; presentations
Assessment methods
Presentation of the project, written summary with regard to possible use in foreign language learning; continuous homework (reading of specialist texts)
Náhradní absolvování
In case of a trip abroad, the course can be taken in an alternative form. Consultations will be available online.
Language of instruction
German
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 12 hodin v kombinované formě.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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