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Diese Examensarbeit vergleicht zwei phantastische Jugendbücher aus dem Bereich der Romantic Fantasy (Romantasy) und analysiert inwiefern diese als Entwicklungsromane gelten. Die Trilogien sind die Edelstein Trilogie von Kerstin Gier und die Zeit Trilogie von Sandra Regnier. Der erste Abschnitt definiert und zeigt die Merkmale und Muster von Entwicklungsromanen, Fantasy und Romantasy auf. Der zweite Teil analysiert beide Trilogien auf ihre dargestellten Konflikte, die die Protagonisten bewältigen müssen und deren erfolgten Entwicklungsprozess. Es wird gezeigt wie phantastische Aspekte den Entwicklungsprozess beeinflussen und wo sich Merkmale des Entwicklungsromans in moderner Jugendbuchliteratur wiederfinden lassen.

Aim:

the paper at hand has four aims. Firstly, it examines teachers’ own understanding of the term digital competence. Secondly, a closer look is taken at how teachers assess their own digital competence. For this purpose, the term digital competence was divided into three aspects: technical, didactical and theoretical competences all of which shed a different light on the main term digital competence but are equally important in the implementation of digital competence in successful teaching and as according to the changes made to the Swedish curriculum in 2018. Thirdly, this paper tries to investigate how often digital competence and digital tools and media are implemented in language teaching and fourthly, a look is taken at what digital tools and media are at the teachers’ disposal and how their use is applied.

Design/methods/ approach:

Empirical study made with the help of an online questionnaire which was sent do different secondary schools in Sweden inviting language teachers to participate. The answers given in the survey are analysed and quantitatively and qualitatively presented. The results found are discussed and compared with other recent literature and research papers in the field of ICT and digital competence in teaching.

Findings:

according to the results, the author of this paper found that the teachers who participated in this study have a very varied understanding of the term digital competence. The definitions given reflect the terms complexity and the individual relations to the term itself and what importance is given to the digital tools and media associated. When asked to assess their own digital competences, which were divided into technical, didactical and theoretical digital competences, the participating teachers gave their own competences a generally high rating. Nevertheless, differences can be noted and the assessment, although generally high for all the competences involved, does show a falling curve in which the participants rate their technical digital competence at the highest and their theoretical digital competence at the lowest.

According to the results analysed, digital tools and media are implemented in teaching on a regular and even daily basis and teachers generally have a broad variety of tools and media at their disposal. However, the study shows that the frequent use of these tools does not seem to have had an impact or changed the basic way they are applied in language teaching. A comparison with earlier studies and literature shows that a lack of methods may be the reason for the stagnation of development in this field.

Aim

– The paper at hand has three aims which are based on the recent adjustments made to the Swedish curriculum which take effect in summer 2018 and stipulate the implementation of digital competence in all subjects. Firstly, the study examines the effect of ICT and digital media/ aids on the WTC and motivation of second language learners. Secondly, a look is taken at how ICT and digital media/ aids are implemented in teaching today and thirdly, the challenges teachers face by the diverse interpretation and definition of the term digital competence and its realization in the classroom are investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

– The study is a literature review in which recent literature and research papers in the field of ICT in teaching with focus on second language teaching and learning were examined.

Findings

– According to the results, the author found that the use of ICT and digital media/ aids have a positive effect on the WTC and motivation of second language learners when used appropriately. The challenges teachers face in this respect is a lack of methods and strategies as well as technical support that are needed to successfully implement ICT in their lessons. Especially the lack of technical support is viewed as a time consuming one as it requires teachers to have a back-up-plan which in effect means more lesson planning on their part. Additionally and in regard to the implementation of digital competences in all subjects, teachers are faced with new challenges which comprise a technical; theoretical and didactical knowledge of the term and its practical realization. Due to the recency of the changes made to the curriculum, the investigation of the challenges that present themselves to the teachers open up for new research that can be made in this field.

Diese Examensarbeit untersucht die Verbindung zwischen Die unendliche Geschichte von Michael Ende und der deutschen Epoche Romantik. Dies wird anhand einer textimmanenten Analyse von Die unendliche Geschichte und E.T.A Hoffmanns romantisches Werk Der goldne Topf durchgeführt.

Die vorliegende Arbeit untersucht in einem intermedialen Vergleich den Roman Krabat von Otfried Preußler (1971) und die Verfilmung von Marco Kreuzpaintner (2008). Hierfür werden die zentralen Themen und Motive des Romans (die Faszination der Macht, die dunkle Kehrseite dieser Macht, sowie Willensstärke, Freundschaft und Liebe als Ausweg) und dazugehörige Konflikte und Spannungsaufbau mit ihrer Umsetzung im Film verglichen. Der Vergleich beachtet hierfür sowohl Elemente der Handlungen wie auch medienspezifische Darstellungsweisen und geht abschließend auch darauf ein, inwieweit sich die Differenzen der zwei Versionen auf organisatorische, historisch-kulturelle und semiotische Gründe zurückführen lassen.

Ideology, as explained by Louis Althusser, is used by ideological

state apparatuses (ISAs) to reinforce the control of the dominant class.

ISAs in turn consist of elements of society such as families, schools, and

churches. In the works of Michael Ende, Astrid Lindgren, and Paul Maars,

Momo, Pippi and the Sams defy the ideologies and norms of their

respective societies. This thesis shows that the three children can do this

because they are alien children and therefore exist beyond the reach of the

ISAs of their respective worlds.

The term equivalence comes from the Latin word "aequivalentia" and means equivalence. "Aequus" stands for equal and "valere" for worth. So two objects are equivalent if they have the same value. Equivalence plays an important role in translation science. "Translation science deals with the process of translation, i.e. the process that leads from a written source language text (ST text) to a written target language text (TL text), the translation Therefore, a TL (target language) text must be equivalent to the original ST (source language) text. However, a perfect equivalent transmission of the message in the target language is not always so easy to achieve, because languages differ at different levels. The languages reflect your own culture, way of seeing, expression, grammar and syntax. When you try to adapt these elements to a new language, it often happens that the equivalence is not achieved due to this heterogeneity and diversity. If you don't achieve them, it is not a translation but a text reproduction or text production that is not the same is worth to the original text. That is why the search for real equivalence has occupied various translators and scientists for years. They have defined various equivalence criteria that can be helpful for an accurate translation. For all these reasons, it is essential to achieve the correct equivalence when translating. This thesis researches the concept of equivalence in order to better understand it and then use it in practice, namely when translating.

This paper attempts to examine the different parts of a sports biography and which importance they are of in the making of a sports biography. The biography and the sports biography are examined and the parts biographical noteworthiness, authenticity, structure and successes and failures in a sports biography are highlighted and their roles in the sports biography are discussed for the purpose of offering a greater understanding for the sports biography.   Die vorliegende Examensarbeit untersucht die verschiedenen Komponenten einer Sportlerbiografie und welche Rolle die Komponenten beim Schreiben einer Sportlerbiografie spielen. Die Biografie und die Sportlerbiografie werden untersucht und die in einer Sportlerbiografie erscheinenden Komponenten Biografiewürdigkeit, Authentizität, Struktur und Erfolge und Misserfolge werden hervorgehoben und ihre Rollen in der Sportlerbiografie werden diskutiert, zum Zweck einem größeren Verständnis der Sportlerbiografie zu geben.

In dem Aufsatz werden Geschlecht und Geschlechtsidentität in dem Roman Die Wand von Marlen Haushofer untersucht. Anhand der Theorien und Begriffen Simone de Beauvoirs und Judith Butlers wird die Veränderung bei der Ich-Erzählerin des Werkes analysiert, die sich von typischer Frau in geschlechtloses Ich verwandelt. 

By the means of a questionnaire the present work examines the

attitudes among pupils between the 5th and 9th grade towards

choosing French, Spanish or German as their third language. The main

question to be answered is "What needs to be improved to raise the

interest in choosing specifically German as their preferred third

language?". The other questions posed are for example "Do they want

to study a language at all?", "Which language do they want to study

and why?" or "What motivates them to keep studying generally?". The

results show a high motivation and that the most pupils have already

decided for a specific language at the middle of the 5th grade. Family

and friends play a crucial role in choosing their language in

combination with other factors such as the experiences of visiting

countries or settings where the target language is used. To raise the

popularity of German as the chosen language is not a short time

project. More variation in teaching and real contact with German

people, for instance language trips, needs to be done or improved.

Nearly all of the pupils want to use modern techniques like chat or

video conversations instead of just reading a text book.

Litteratur har sedan länge som e-bok, som talbok eller som nätlitteratur klivit in i den digitala världen. Den tryckta boken är inte längre allenarådande; Gutenberg-äran närmar sig slutet och litteraturens framtid kommer att ligga i det digitala. Men med varje medieväxling förändras villkoren för berättelser vilket blir särskilt påtagligt i nya medier. Just nu befinner vi oss bara i början av en teknisk revolution, som möjliggör helt nya sätt att berätta, att kommunicera och att minnas. I de nya medierna skapas även nya former av berättandet; nya genrer av litteratur bildas och det uppstår möjligen ett helt nytt litteraturbegrepp, där gränserna i det traditionella textbaserade berättandet sprängs. Ett kännetecken för den digitala litteraturen är dess interaktivitet, där skillnaden mellan författarna och läsarna håller på att luckras upp. Den digitala litteraturen blir del av en deltagarkultur (participatory culture) och traditionella begrepp som författare, text och läsare måste omprövas. Men inte bara litteraturen ändras i och genom digitala medier utan även lärandet som allt mera styrs av deltagandet i ”passionate affinity spaces”, där det egna intresset är drivkraften för ett aktivt förhållningssätt.

I mitt föredrag kommer jag dels att presentera och diskutera några särdrag av den digitala litteraturen, dels kommer jag att ge exempel på ett kreativt skrivande (som fanfiction), där man på ett nytt (eller nygammalt) sätt interaktivt närmar sig litteraturen i den nätbaserade undervisningen. En informell lärandeprocess blir här del av en formell undervisningssituation. Det kreativa, interaktiva online-skrivandet illustreras med exempel från litteraturundervisning i ämnet tyska på akademisk nivå. I samband med detta belyser jag hur dessa kreativa övningar tillför en extra dimension gällande förståelsen för litterära texter.

Focuses on the characterization of the texts in the poem Nibelungenlied.' Illustration of the deviations as nonpareils; Debate over the clarity of the messages depicted in the texts; Approaches used in the presentation of the events in the story.

This dissertation examines the significance of gender in the Nibelungenlied, paying particular attention to the concept of femininity, and with regard to characterisation, plot and narrative strategy. It reveals a concern with social roles, above all in the transgressions of the norm, in the deviations from ideal prototypes. It is a concern which involves both class roles as well as the socio-culturally-shaped sex roles. With a broad-based research model as starting-point, there is a discussion on the inter- and intra-gender level of the interplay between the protagonists, in speech and action and by means of non-verbal gesture and objects that have associative functions. The methodological approach of the study is text-oriented, and comprises a comprehensive discussion of the relevant literature. It focuses not only on the plot and the network of relationships, but also on narrative structure and the types of intrusions by the authorial narrator. It poses the question of how the aspect of gender influences reception. In particular, it stresses the significance of the use of contrast and parallel, of vocabulary and of the narrative points of view, and shows how fundamental the question of gender is both for the plot and in the assessment of the characters. The study reveals an intention of the text, one which is marked by a critical stance towards the happenings in the epic and a clear attempt to reinterpret the mythological in human terms.