Improving Learners´ Pragmatic competence in German as a Foreign Language: Introducing unique features of discourse in social networks

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Improving Learners´ Pragmatic competence in German as a Foreign Language: Introducing unique features of discourse in social networks

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Many applied linguistic studies have been carried out in the area of social media. Among other issues, they point out the advantages of using these online communication tools (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) in foreign language teaching. The media support students’ motivation; they allow communication outside of the class etc. However, they can also serve as a valuable source of authentic language use. Discourse observed in social media communication (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) bears unique linguistic features different from those in other discourse communities. The study, building e.g. on a study of the language of advertising in social media, uses Speech Act Theory to analyze and describes these characteristics. It identifies specific lexical and syntactic features, and pragmatic language use typical to social media and online communication in German and compares these to print texts. Consequently, it argues for the use of social media in German as a foreign language classes where it can serve as a source of authentic and meaningful language use. It claims learners of German as a foreign language need to be introduced to online discourse and its features in order to become competent users of the language in the 21st century. It further argues that exposing students to the language of authentic online communication, rather than artificially created texts, enriches traditional ways of foreign language teaching and provides learners with valuable language learning experiences.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Improving Learners´ Pragmatic competence in German as a Foreign Language: Introducing unique features of discourse in social networks

Popis výsledku anglicky

Many applied linguistic studies have been carried out in the area of social media. Among other issues, they point out the advantages of using these online communication tools (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) in foreign language teaching. The media support students’ motivation; they allow communication outside of the class etc. However, they can also serve as a valuable source of authentic language use. Discourse observed in social media communication (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) bears unique linguistic features different from those in other discourse communities. The study, building e.g. on a study of the language of advertising in social media, uses Speech Act Theory to analyze and describes these characteristics. It identifies specific lexical and syntactic features, and pragmatic language use typical to social media and online communication in German and compares these to print texts. Consequently, it argues for the use of social media in German as a foreign language classes where it can serve as a source of authentic and meaningful language use. It claims learners of German as a foreign language need to be introduced to online discourse and its features in order to become competent users of the language in the 21st century. It further argues that exposing students to the language of authentic online communication, rather than artificially created texts, enriches traditional ways of foreign language teaching and provides learners with valuable language learning experiences.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50302 - Education, special (to gifted persons, those with learning disabilities)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

O - Projekt operacniho programu

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

E-learning: Unlocking the Gate to Education around the Globe

ISBN

978-80-86302-85-0

ISSN

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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

79-87

Název nakladatele

Centre for Higher Education Studies

Místo vydání

Praha

Místo konání akce

Praha

Datum konání akce

20. 6. 2019

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

000588063400008