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"Andere machen hier Urlaub, ich lebe hier!" - Deutschland- und Sudafrikabilder und die Reprasentation von 'Lifestyle' im Diskurs deutschsprachiger Lifestyle-MigrantInnen im sudlichen Afrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: „Others come here for vacation, I live here!“ The discursive constructions of Germany and South Africa and the representation of ‘life-style’ in the discourse of German-speaking lifestyle-migrants in ... -
Homosexualität und die Frage der Zugehorigkeit am Beispiel von Lutz van Dijks Verdammt starke Liebe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This Master’s thesis investigates homosexuality and belonging (‚Zugehörigkeit’) in the novel Verdammt starke Liebe (1991) of West-Berlin born German author Lutz van Dijk. The novel portrays the charged ... -
Zu Lernmotivationen fur Deutsch im sudafrikanischen Kontext am Beispiel einer Fallstudie : Stellenbosch
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The following thesis focuses on the identification of tendencies in the motivation for learning German as a foreign language in South Africa, and the implicated power structures of these tendencies. ... -
Race als Zugehörigkeitskonstrukt im DaF Kontext – Eine kritische Analyse am Beispiel von Friedrich Dürrenmatts Die Virusepidemie in Südafrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Race as a construct of belonging in the context of German as a Foreign Language (GFL) –A critical analysis of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s Die Virusepidemie in Südafrika This thesis discusses the cultural ... -
Gewalt und Trauma. Erfahrungen deutscher Kinder im sudlichen Afrika : eine Untersuchung von vier Romanen
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis will examine how violence towards children and its traumatic consequences are portrayed. Violence often refers to that which is physical and grandiose (i.e. extreme) in nature. It can, however, ... -
Intertextualité chez Michel Houellebecq : un monde suspendu entre réalité et fiction
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a world where the media has blurred the boundaries between public and private life, the status of the contemporary writer has become increasingly difficult to define. One can rightly raise the question ... -
The implementation of blended learning in an English communication course for first-year university engineering students - a case study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACTS: Engineering qualifications in South Africa are required to include an English communication module or course that equips students with the necessary academic and professional English communication ... -
Zugehörigkeit trotz Ortlosigkeit. Eine kulturwissenschaftliche Betrachtung des Jugendromans Dazwischen : Ich von Julya Rabinowich. Mit einem Didaktisierungsvorschlag.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Dazwischen: Ich (2016) is a young-adult novel, set in a German-speaking country, which follows the experiences of Madina, a refugee teenage girl, and her family in their struggle to recreate belonging in ... -
Eine Didaktisierung zum Einsatz im literaturwissenschaftlich orientierten DaF-Unterricht an der Universität Stellenbosch am Beispiel von Wolfgang Herrndorfs "Tschick"
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The application of blended learning is currently required by many institutions. Especially in the field of content and language integrated learning at universities, blended learning offers learners many ... -
Didaktik der Literarizität: Didaktische Überlegungen zu Wolfgang Herrndorfs Romane Tschick und Bilder deiner großen Liebe (B1-B2)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This thesis aims to make a contribution to the field of teaching German as a Foreign Language. Based on Dobstadt and Riedner’s theoretical concept of “didactics of literariness” (“Didaktik der ... -
Diskursive (Re-)Konstruktion von Gender im Kontext von Integrationskursen - eine Analyse von DaF/Z-Lehrwerken
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The following master thesis analyzes the construct of gender in textbooks of German as a foreign and second language. It shows the implicit influence of gender on the construction of textbook reality ... -
South African Space(s) and Belonging(s). A critical analysis of Max Annas’ thriller Die Mauer in consideration of teaching German as a Foreign Language (GFL) within South African Tertiary Education.
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : South African Space(s) and Belonging(s). A critical analysis of Max Annas’ thriller Die Mauer in consideration of teaching German as a Foreign Language (GFL) within South African Tertiary Education. Aiming ... -
Einfluss der Sprachbiographie auf das Erlernen des Deutschen als Fremdsprache am Beispiel von südafrikanischen Deutsch-Lernern im zweiten Lernjahr an der Stellenbosch University, Südafrika
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The following study focuses on the writing skills of predominantly mother-tongue speakers of Afrikaans and English and how the language biography affects the acquisition of German as a foreign language ... -
Boer-uitbeeldings in Franse jeugliteratuur tydens die Anglo-Boereoorlog
(AOSIS Publishing, 2010-07-13)Voorstellings van die “ander” of die “vreemde” word grootliks beïnvloed deur die voorsteller se eie historiese konteks. Wanneer hierdie konteks verander, gebeur dit dikwels dat die voorstelling van die “ander” ook aangepas ... -
Lexicographie et Confection des Dictionnaires au Gabon
(SUN MeDIA, 2010)In this book Dr. Mavoungou focuses on dictionary making in Gabon, but he does it within a clearly-defined theoretical framework. His outline of the Yilumbu language and the lexicographic activities in Gabon serves as a ... -
Ecriture et Standardisation des Langues Gabonaises
(SUN MeDIA, 2010)Ecriture et Standardisation des Langues Gabonaises addresses the language situation in Gabon, which is reflective of the state of many African languages in general. Specific issues discussed include the alphabet and writing, ... -
Die uitbeelding van Afrika-woestyne in Afrikaanse, Engelse, Duitse en Franse fiksie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Die menslike verbeelding reduseer die aarde se verskeidenheid woestynlandskappe dikwels tot enkele, herhalende beelde wat een groot generiese woestyn vorm. Een doel van hierdie studie is om vas te ... -
Narrative (De-)Konstruktionen in aktuellen auf Afrika bezogenen Graphic Novels: Emilio Tasso (2014) und Der Traum von Olympia (2015)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Emilio Tasso (2014) and Der Traum von Olympia (2015) are two German non-fiction graphic novels that are set in Africa. The former is a documentation of a journalist’s experiences in the Congo and the ... -
La logique du non-sens
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Franco-American author, Jonathan Littell, published his first literary work entitled Les Bienveillantes in 2006. The controversial novel which has a “fictional nazi officer” as its protagonist and ... -
Perpetuating the Third World? evaluating knowledge production in the field of German Studies in an African context
(Stellenbosch University, Department of General Linguistics, 2016)This paper critically revisits and examines the seemingly outdated concept of the ‘Third World’ by tracing its historical origins with reference to the Three Worlds Theory, and investigates the reasons for the persistent ...
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