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Berlin’ Movies In Post-Wende Berlin And Germany, Alissa Hope Nesbitt

Masters Theses

Historian David Large concludes his narrative study of modern Berlin by questioning how Germans can come to term with their new national identity. He suggests that the renewed political and social emphasis on Berlin may be key: “It might just be that Berlin, the city where the Germans have experienced the peaks and depths of their national experience, can help to show the way” (Large 647). One of the ways to see how Berlin and the German identity are interlocked is in the cinema, due to its influence on collective consciousness. Furthermore, films can also serve as a valid and …

Improving The Connection Between Grammar And Culture In Today’S Foreign Language Classroom, Jenessa Gale Hunter

Masters Theses

The purpose of this paper was to examine the existing degree of integration between grammatical and cultural elements in beginning college level German foreign language classrooms. Out of this analysis, some of the shortcomings to successful integration were identified and sample activities were created to address these shortcomings while demonstrating ways to further strengthen the connection between grammar and culture.

Chapter One provides a theoretical background to the concept of integration. It focuses on the communicative approach to teaching and the 1996 Standards for Foreign Language Learning, both of which support a connection between grammar and culture even at …