The main topic of the master's thesis is the discussion of the Holocaust in the context of German language lessions. The theoretical part presents a brief historical outline of the selected topic, followed by a presentation of how the holocaust is dealt with in german schools. The following text describes the problems of teaching this topic when tutoring German as a foreign language and the goals we want to achieve with this type of schooling.
With the help of expert contributions, various textbook kits for teaching German as a foreign language, which have been used in different countries, are further presented, showing historical and Holocaust-related topics.
The next section presents examples of teaching the Holocaust in Slovenian schools and the problems that a Slovenian teacher might encounter in this context. Additionally, from the point of view of dealing with the Holocaust and other historical topics, selected examples of textbooks, that were or still are used to teach German as a foreign language in the Slovenian school system are shown.
The central part of the thesis presents various didactic propositions with which we can introduce the topic into German language lessons. In addition to the theoretical explanation, practical examples are presented for all stages of the lesson (introduction, discussion, final repetition), as well as the advantages and disadvantages that this way of getting acquainted with the title subject can bring.
The following section describes proposals for cross-curricular integration of the discussion of the Holocaust, with the propositions presented separately, depending on the social or linguistic nature of the subject. The conclusion encloses answers to research questions, followed by indications of the literature used. The appendices are then presented, listing worksheets, templates for copying, selected lyrics and poems, the structure of station learning material and selected pictorial work that was not published as a part of the master's thesis.
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