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The article deals with the implications of the anthropocentric language theory by F. Grucza for foreign/second language teaching and learning process design. In the first part the anthropocentric language theory is presented in connection with other modern linguistic theories such as the model of language processing by W.J.M. Levelt and discourse theory. The first part is also concerned with the problem...
Recent readings concerning discourse analysis, its aims, tasks and explicative potential support the thesis that there has been a lot of confusion around discourse analysis, especially around its subject scope. It seems that the confusion is mainly caused by lack of understanding of what it is that we refer to as "language" and how it exists. By ignoring the ontological answers concerning...
Different traditions in various research circles and writing cultures cause that similarly sounding concepts and terms are frequently understood and interpreted in different ways. Even within the German Studies, we may notice considerable differences in understanding certain terminology. The term discourse serves as a good example as it is one of the most frequently occurring and passionately discussed...
The purpose of this article is to discuss factors that determine interpersonal communication (discourse) during a foreign language lesson. The considerations are based on conclusions from participant observation carried out by the author at an intercultural German language course dedicated to a group of seniors. The diversification of students, based not only on their national, ethnic or cultural...
Looking at our academic teaching, we might wonder why our L2 students are so reluctant to embrace multiple links between fields of study such as intercultural communication or fostering L2 competence. The major aim of this paper is to point to the importance of integrating various theoretical contents, namely by enabling the students to "retrieve" them from their personal perspective. It...
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