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Die deutsche Briefmarke als Kulturträger: Zum Einsatz von Briefmarken in der Lehre des Deutschen als Fremdsprache




AuthorsWagner Doris

EditorsThomas Frank Grub, Maris Saagpakk

Conference nameKonferenz des Netzwerks Landeskunde Nord

PublisherPeter Lang

Publishing placeBerlin

Publication year2020

Book title Brückenschläge Nord: Landeskunde an der Schnittstelle von Schule und Universität

Series titleNordeuropäische Arbeiten zur Literatur, Sprache und Kultur / Northern European Studies in Literature, Language and Culture

Number in series9

Volume1

Issue9

First page 115

Last page134

ISBN978-3-631-80056-0

eISBN978-3-631-80580-0

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3726/b16502

Web address https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/68690

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://www.peterlang.com/view/title/47011436


Abstract

This
contribution seeks to foster the use of German stamps as a part of the DaF
(Deutsch als Fremdsprache, German as a foreign language) education at the
universities. Stamps are carriers of culture and, thus, represent a nation both
inside and outside its geographical borders. Due to this double function stamps
are a valuable material to be used in lessons focusing on culture and country
knowledge. Stamps can be used to introduce, counterpoint, or to deepen a
certain topic or theme. Further, stamps are a good material for contrastive
scrutiny, an aspect enjoying a central position in the DaF education. This
contribution presents a short history of the German stamps from the beginning
till today and discusses questions related to the responsibilities for issuing
stamps in Germany. A short excursion will evidence how stamps could be abused
for propaganda purposes. The excursion, together with several other examples
presenting the thematic variety of stamps, should – even if not explicitly
stated – encourage individual use of stamps as a part of the education. After a
short description of the structure of the country knowledge and culture courses
at the University of Turku, the German stamp “175 years of Deutschlandlied” is
used as a concrete case study in order to exemplify how this stamp can be used
to handle the topic “German national anthem” as a part of a master’s level
course.


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