A Field Report on Word Formation in the Study of German as a Foreign Language at the Charles University Cover Image

Ein Erfahrungsbericht zur Wortbildung im Studium für Deutsch als Fremdsprache an der Karls-Universität Prag
A Field Report on Word Formation in the Study of German as a Foreign Language at the Charles University

Author(s): Marie Vachková
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: German; Czech; contrastive linguistics; word-formation theory; bachelor studies; types of exercises

Summary/Abstract: For years, the theory of word formation in contemporary German has been a fixed part of the course Lexicology and Word Formation in Contemporary German at the Bachelor of German Language Studies at the Department of Germanic Studies of the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. The author describes the established practice and presents types of exercises designed to promote the development of passive vocabulary and to provide insight into the systemic relations of German word formation.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 163-174
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German