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Home - Published Issues - 10th Anniversary Issue (2020) - Ulrich Schmitz

Fremde Sprachen lernen durch die Lektüre öffentlicher Räume

Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching (2020) 10th Anniversary Issue, 89-98 (PDF) 

DOI   https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17753870

Ulrich Schmitz   

ORCID: 0000-0002-9975-9716

Universität Duisburg-Essen, Deutschland

Abstract (Deutsch)

Öffentliche Räume bieten ein ideales Gerüst zur Unterstützung beim Erlernen fremder Sprachen (scaffolding), denn hier erscheinen kurze, oft standardisierte und in leichten Variationen häufig wiederholte Texte an Stellen, deren vorstrukturierter situativer Kontext nur wenige Deutungen zulässt. Oft geben international verständliche semiotische Gestaltung (Textdesign, Typographie, Farbe) sowie zugehörige realistische oder ikonische Bilder zusätzliche Hinweise zur Entzifferung der Bedeutung. Außerdem erscheinen manche Zeichen im öffentlichen Raum mehrsprachig, so dass man im Idealfall von einer bereits bekannten auf eine noch unbekannte Sprache schließen kann. So können Anfänger öffentliche Plätze, Straßen und Gebäude als ersten immersiven Einstieg in ein fremdes Sprachbad nutzen, Fortgeschrittene aber als einen zusätzlichen Weg, neue Vokabeln und Wendungen zu lernen. In diesem Beitrag werden anhand konkreter Beispiele vier didaktisch-methodische Settings dafür vorgestellt. Hier geht es um Deutsch als Fremdsprache; das Modell lässt sich jedoch ebenso gut auf andere Sprachen in anderen Ländern übertragen.


Stichwörter

Öffentliche Räume, Fremdsprachenlernen, scaffolding, semiotische Gestaltung, ikonische Bilder, Immersion, Sprachbad, Deutsch als Fremdsprache

Abstract (English)

Public spaces offer an ideal context for supporting the learning of foreign languages through scaffolding. This approach is particularly effective because short, often standardized texts (sometimes repeated with slight variations) appear in settings whose pre-structured situational context allows only limited interpretations. Internationally recognizable semiotic designs—such as text layout, typography, and color—as well as realistic or iconic images often provide learners with additional cues to decipher meaning. Moreover, some signs in public spaces are multilingual, enabling learners to transfer knowledge from a language they already know to a new language. In this way, beginners can use streets, buildings, and other public spaces as a first immersive introduction to a foreign language, while advanced learners can use them to expand their vocabulary and practice new phrases. This article presents and exemplifies four methodological settings, focusing on German as a foreign language. However, the model proposed here can easily be applied to other languages in different countries.


Keywords

Public spaces, foreign language learning, scaffolding, semiotic designs, iconic pictures, immersion, German as a foreign language

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Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schmitz

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Institut für Germanistik

Deutschland

E-Mail: ulrich.schmitz@uni-due.de


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Manuscripts in English, German, French, or Spanish on linguistics and/or language teaching are cordially invited. Both theoretical and empirical studies that contribute valuable insights to these fields are welcome. As a Diamond Open Access journal, JLLT imposes no publication fees and is open to authors worldwide.

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