Didactics of German language, literature, and culture Principles of language acquisition and language teaching, including theories, methods, and outcomes of recent research in the field of linguistics, second language acquisition, and didactics The main disciplines are: Description of German language and linguistics (pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, communication) with special focus on difficult phenomena in second language acquisition and learning Description and application of teaching methods Description and application of empirical research methods regarding second language acquisition and learning Description and application of cultural reflection in learning Didactic and methodological principles for teaching literary topics
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