Unmarried Mothers in German Society and German-Language Drama Around 1900

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
K. Leydecker
Keyword(s):  
German Society ◽  
German Language ◽  
Unmarried Mothers

The German Integration Panel: how to measure the influence of integration courses on migrants integration?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Nina Rother
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
German Society ◽  
German Language ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Large Scale Survey ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

In 2005, Germany’s Federal Government introduced integration courses in order to enable migrants to improve their German language skills and thereby also their general integration into German society. From 2005 to 2007, about 500,000 migrants were granted the right to take part in an integration course. Several methodological challenges had to be overcome when establishing the German Integration Panel, a longitudinal survey aimed at analysing the efficiency and sustainability of integration courses and the impact they have on general integration processes. Among the key issues of this large-scale survey was its global design, especially the composition and accessibility of a control group of non-course participants as well as the assessment of German language proficiency. 

scholarly journals Psychological and pedagogical conditions of integration of immigrants into the German society

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. 167-185
Author(s):  
Natalja Krutova-Soliman ◽  
Nadezhda M. Romanenko ◽  
Ekaterina E. Shishlova
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
German Society ◽  
Modern World ◽  
German Language ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Frankfurt Am Main ◽  
Industrial Countries ◽  
Welfare Policies ◽  
The World ◽  
Integration Of Immigrants

Among the new migration challenges of the modern world, perhaps the most acute is the issue of the integration of migrants. As a result of globalisation, events in the world are connected as communicating vessels and, the more unresolved problems in Africa or the Middle East, the stronger the desire of those in need of assistance to move to industrial countries with humane social welfare policies. In this regard, public interest in the problems of the European Union, including Germany, related to the influx of refugees through the Balkan route at the turn of 2015, is holding. The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a study conducted with students of integration courses at the People's University of Frankfurt am Main (VHS Frankfurt am Main) in the period from 2017 to 2020, and to demonstrate specially created psychological and pedagogical conditions that contribute to the development of a higher and better level of ability to integrate immigrants into the cultural and linguistic environment of Germany during the acquisition of the German language. 

scholarly journals Diagnosis and Treatment Before Assisted Reproductive Treatments. Guideline of the DGGG, OEGGG and SGGG (S2k Level, AWMF Register Number 015-085, February 2019) – Part 2, Hemostaseology, Andrology, Genetics and History of Malignant Disease

2019 ◽  
Vol 79 (12) ◽  
pp. 1293-1308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Toth ◽  
Dunja Maria Baston-Büst ◽  
Hermann M. Behre ◽  
Alexandra Bielfeld ◽  
Michael Bohlmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Disease ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
German Society ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
German Language ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
Gynecology And Obstetrics ◽  
History Of ◽  
Socially Isolated

Abstract Introduction Supporting and counselling couples with fertility issues prior to starting ART is a multidisciplinary diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The first German-language interdisciplinary S2k guideline on “Diagnosis and Therapy Before Assisted Reproductive Treatments (ART)” was published in February 2019. The guideline was developed in the context of the guidelines program of the German Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (DGGG) in cooperation with the Swiss Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (SGGG) and the Austrian Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics (OEGGG). Aim In one third of cases, the cause of involuntary childlessness remains unclear, even if the woman or man have numerous possible risk factors. Because the topic is still very much taboo, couples may be socially isolated and often only present quite late to a fertility center. There is no standard treatment concept for these patients at present, as there are currently no standard multidisciplinary procedures for the diagnostic workup and treatment of infertility. The aim of this guideline is to provide physicians with evidence-based recommendations for counselling, diagnosis and treatment. Methods This S2k guideline was developed on behalf of the Guidelines Commission of the DGGG by representative members from different professional medical organizations and societies using a structured consensus process. Recommendations This second part of the guideline describes the hematological workup for women as well as additional diagnostic procedures which can be used to investigate couples and which are carried out in cooperation with physicians working in other medical fields such as andrologists, geneticists and oncologists.

scholarly journals Axiological aspect of modern german ethnosymbols in teaching german language

2021 ◽  
pp. e021063
Author(s):  
Nataliya Yashchyk ◽  
Olga Tsaryk ◽  
Mariana Sokol ◽  
Olha Ladyka ◽  
Liudmyla Pasyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Verbal Memory ◽  
German Society ◽  
German Language ◽  
Cultural Stereotypes ◽  
Multiple Meaning ◽  
Ethical Orientations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Linguistic Sign ◽  
Linguistic Methods ◽  
Comprehensive Study

Based on the axiological approach, it has been established that the moral-ethical orientations of the German society have been internalized in the minds of the ethnos and verbalized by the ethnosymbols. An ethnosymbol is a motivated, conventional linguistic sign with multiple meaning that embodies important cultural meaningful concepts. The reasons for the formation of ethnosymbols are the specificity and duration of interethnic contacts, social, political and economic conditions for the development of ethnic groups. The semantic structure of the ethnosymbol is formed on the basis of national associative relationships commonly used in a particular sociolinguistic system of agreements. The aim of the article is to establish the value dominants of German culture on the basis of the analysis of ethnic symbols as important components of the linguistic picture of the world. Symbolic meaning as an associative rethinking of the direct and figurative meanings of the word involves taking into account the social function and ethnocultural specifics of the denoted object. National verbal associations are a prerequisite for the formation of symbolic semantics of the word, but the involvement of only linguistic methods does not provide a thorough and comprehensive study. The connection between language and language consciousness can be explored through an associative experiment. The results of such an experiment make it possible not only to establish the features of verbal memory, mental lexicon, cultural stereotypes, but also to reflect the specifics of the worldview of the language community. Most German ethnic symbols objectify such concepts as order, punctuality, purity, diligence, thrift. The set of the value dominants creates a certain type of the culture that has been maintained in the language and is transferred from generation to generation.

scholarly journals KEY COMPETENCIES IN GERMAN LANGUAGE TEXTBOOKS FOR REFUGEES: A NEED OR A DEMAND?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya P. Suganda
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
German Society ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
German Language ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
German Government ◽  
Angela Merkel ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
Muslim Majority ◽  
Discussion Topic

Refugee crisis particularly from Muslim-majority countries has been a heated discussion topic nowadays. Compared to other European countries, Germany receives the most refugees. Entering 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel was forced to implement new regulation by setting a quota for refugees. The presence of refugees in Germany appears real and striking, which in turn can lead to social problems, if both parties are not prepared to deal with this situation. To anticipate this, both the guests and the hosts must be educated to know each other and accept their situation.One of the ways taken by the German government, especially in preparing refugees to adapt well is through education for refugees. Therefore, teaching German as a foreign language is important as it can be a learning medium that is not only aimed at mastering the language but also to achieve a harmonious atmosphere that is increasingly coveted by a pluralistic society. This paper raises the issue of teaching foreign languages as an effect arising from social changes in German society. The results of the study show that the textbook entitled Perspektive Deutsch (Klett, 2014) considers that key competencies are an inseparable part of foreign language skills.

scholarly journals Morphological Characteristics of English Borrowings in the German Language in the Globalization Era

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 525-532
Author(s):  
E. V. Lobanovskaya ◽  
S. V. Muratova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
European Community ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
German Society ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
German Language ◽  
Special Role ◽  
European Languages ◽  
Current Attitude

The article reveals the role of a foreign language / languages in the context of linguistic globalization and multiculturalism. The research featured the current attitude of German society to foreign languages and cultures. The authors believe that there is no contradiction between the modern multilingualism requirements and the promotion of German in the European community as a wholesome and stable language. As borders between languages become transparent, the development of linguistic consciousness acquires a special role. The research objective was to identify the motives behind borrowing that result from the needs of modern European community. The authors also explained the cases of incomplete or impossible assimilation of borrowings in German. They revealed some characteristics of English borrowings in German. For instance, hyphenation refers to the spelling of nouns borrowed from English. English verbs acquire German forms of weak verbs and their conjugation endings. Most borrowed nouns proved to have an unstable grammatical gender, while some of them are likened to German nouns and receive inflections. The syntagmatics of English adjectives is determined by English phonetics. The authors believe that the study of linguistic globalization will be useful to those interested in the development of European languages.

The Language Question in Contemporary Germany: The Challenges of Multilingualism

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
German Society ◽  
German Language ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Linguistic Practices ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
The One

This article addresses the complex relationships between political discourses, demographic constellations, the affordances of new technologies, and linguistic practices in contemporary Germany. It focuses on political and personal responses to the increasingly multilingual nature of German society and the often-conflicting ways in which “the German language” figures in strategies promoting social integration and Germany's global position. In order to do this, the idea of “the German language” is contextualized in relation to both internal and external processes of contemporary social change. On the one hand, changes to the social order arising from the increasingly complex patterns of inward migration have led to conflicts between a persistent monolingual ideology and multilingual realities. On the other hand, changes in the global context and the explosive growth of new social media have resulted in both challenges and new opportunities for the German language in international communication. In this context, the article explores internal and external policy responses, for example, in relation to education and citizenship in Germany, and the embedding of German language campaigns in strategies promoting multilingualism; and impacts on individual linguistic practices and behaviors, such as the emergence of “multiethnolects” and online multilingualism.

Exploring the German Language

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Johnson ◽  
Natalie Braber
Keyword(s):  
German Language

Development of a German-Language Questionnaire to Measure Collective Orientation as an Individual Attitude

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Future Research ◽  
German Language ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Collective Orientation ◽  
Team Research ◽  
German Speaking ◽  
Individual Variables ◽  
The Individual

Abstract. The individual attitudes of every single team member are important for team performance. Studies show that each team member’s collective orientation – that is, propensity to work in a collective manner in team settings – enhances the team’s interdependent teamwork. In the German-speaking countries, there was previously no instrument to measure collective orientation. So, I developed and validated a German-language instrument to measure collective orientation. In three studies (N = 1028), I tested the validity of the instrument in terms of its internal structure and relationships with other variables. The results confirm the reliability and validity of the instrument. The instrument also predicts team performance in terms of interdependent teamwork. I discuss differences in established individual variables in team research and the role of collective orientation in teams. In future research, the instrument can be applied to diagnose teamwork deficiencies and evaluate interventions for developing team members’ collective orientation.

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