Journal #2: German as a foreign language
Site Name: German as a foreign language
URL: http://www.gfl-journal.de/index.php
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Type of Resource: Peer-reviewed journal for teaching German as a foreign language
Description: GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GFL) is a fully-refereed academic journal which aims to promote research and teaching in the field of German Language. It will publish articles in English and German on all aspects of German language teaching and learning, including the intercultural aspects involved in this process and the specific perspectives on learning and teaching German outside the German-speaking countries.
The journal is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Goethe-Institut, and is available free of charge on the internet.
Uses: GFL features theoretical and applied contributions to the following areas:
-Approaches and methods in language teaching and learning
-German as a foreign language
-Language learning theories
-Use of technology in language learning (CALL, Internet, etc.)
-Testing, measuring and monitoring students' performance
- Teacher education and development
Intercultural aspects of language teaching and learning
-Intercultural approaches to the teaching of German
-General and country-specific problems of intercultural communication
-Development of intercultural competence (education and training)
-Problems in interpreting and translating between two cultures
German in English-speaking countries
-Country-specific contributions on stocktaking, needs and demand
-Learning German for speakers of English
-Country-specific contributions on the teaching and learning of German and cross-cultural awareness
Concepts and examples in language teaching and learning
-German for general purposes
-German for special purposes
-Teaching techniques
-Teaching materials development
-Evaluation of new language learning materials
-Language teaching resources
-Autonomous learning
-Exchange programmes and residence abroad
Readers are requested to register with Prof. Guido Rings and will receive a notification by email when a new issue is published.
They have a great list of links on the hot links page.
Usefulness: This is a good support for German teachers for many areas.
Quality: The quality of this website is good.
Authorship: different authors submit work to be reviewed and published.
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 11 accessibility errors.
URL: http://www.gfl-journal.de/index.php
Owner:
Type of Resource: Peer-reviewed journal for teaching German as a foreign language
Description: GERMAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (GFL) is a fully-refereed academic journal which aims to promote research and teaching in the field of German Language. It will publish articles in English and German on all aspects of German language teaching and learning, including the intercultural aspects involved in this process and the specific perspectives on learning and teaching German outside the German-speaking countries.
The journal is supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Goethe-Institut, and is available free of charge on the internet.
Uses: GFL features theoretical and applied contributions to the following areas:
-Approaches and methods in language teaching and learning
-German as a foreign language
-Language learning theories
-Use of technology in language learning (CALL, Internet, etc.)
-Testing, measuring and monitoring students' performance
- Teacher education and development
Intercultural aspects of language teaching and learning
-Intercultural approaches to the teaching of German
-General and country-specific problems of intercultural communication
-Development of intercultural competence (education and training)
-Problems in interpreting and translating between two cultures
German in English-speaking countries
-Country-specific contributions on stocktaking, needs and demand
-Learning German for speakers of English
-Country-specific contributions on the teaching and learning of German and cross-cultural awareness
Concepts and examples in language teaching and learning
-German for general purposes
-German for special purposes
-Teaching techniques
-Teaching materials development
-Evaluation of new language learning materials
-Language teaching resources
-Autonomous learning
-Exchange programmes and residence abroad
Readers are requested to register with Prof. Guido Rings and will receive a notification by email when a new issue is published.
They have a great list of links on the hot links page.
Usefulness: This is a good support for German teachers for many areas.
Quality: The quality of this website is good.
Authorship: different authors submit work to be reviewed and published.
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 11 accessibility errors.