Experiencing History in GfL-Class:  Goals and Methods for prompting Authentic Ways of Feeling and Thinking through Movies,  particularly “Toyland” Cover Image

Geschichte erleben im DaF-Unterricht – aber wie? Zu den Zielen und Möglichkeiten der Förderung von Erinnerungserlebnissen durch den Einsatz von Filmen (am Beispiel des Kurzspielfilms „Spielzeugland“)
Experiencing History in GfL-Class: Goals and Methods for prompting Authentic Ways of Feeling and Thinking through Movies, particularly “Toyland”

Author(s): Sebastian Chudak
Subject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: history; places of memory; movie; short film; GfL; intercultural competence

Summary/Abstract: Intercultural learning requires learners not only to acquire knowledge about everyday life in other countries but also to explore the history of those countries. History is not just a collection of facts about the past. Instead, history is a way of viewing and interpreting those facts. Thus, exploring history must involve people reflecting about the relevance of certain items or events for cotemporary individuals and communities. The aim of this paper is to discuss possible ways to involve learners personally and actively in the process of reflecting on places of memory (Pierre Nora) as well as ways to use film as a pedagogical starting point.

  • Issue Year: 42/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 133-151
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: German
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