NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Communicative Competence…1
Contrastive Linguistics1
Cultural Context1
Discourse Analysis1
German1
Interpersonal Competence1
Paralinguistics1
Pragmatics1
Second Language Instruction1
Second Language Learning1
Social Cognition1
Teaching Methods1
More ▼
Source
Unterrichtspraxis1
Author
Lovik, Thomas A.1
Publication Type
Guides - Classroom - Teacher1
Journal Articles1
Reports - Descriptive1
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing one result Save | Export
Pragmatic Pitfalls of Learning/Teaching German.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lovik, Thomas A. – Unterrichtspraxis, 1987
Students of German need to be made aware of the pragmatic contrasts between American English and standard German to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings. Examples are given of contrasts such as power relationships between speaker and listener, affecting choice of verb; the uses of "bitte" and "danke" versus "please"…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Contrastive Linguistics, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis