Abstract: With the continued advancement of globalization, Education for international understanding (EIU) has become a central concept in educational systems worldwide. Its primary objective is to foster mutual understanding and respect among diverse cultures, promoting students’ intercultural communication skills and global citizenship awareness through education. In this context, German language teaching serves not only as a tool for developing language proficiency but also as a bridge for cultural exchange. This paper examines the process of integrating EIU into German language teaching, analyzing its key components and principles, and proposes teaching strategies tailored to the specific practices of German language education in China. By integrating language teaching with cultural education, educators can enhance students’ linguistic abilities while cultivating their intercultural sensitivity, thereby fostering global perspectives and social responsibility. This paper also addresses the challenges involved in implementing EIU in German language teaching and offers practical solutions. In conclusion, it underscores the significance of EIU in German language education, urging educators to actively promote this concept in the context of globalization to better nurture future professionals with a global outlook, intercultural competence, and a sense of social responsibility.
Illusion and Reality in “A Street Car Named Desire”
For Robert Jones, Williams’s heroine exists mainly in illusion, denying today and living an imaginary yesterday, as Blanche DuBois from the play “A Street Car Named Desire”. “She lives in a world of paper lanterns and moonlit lakes, a world of gentility where courtly men crown her the eternal belle of the ball, where everyone desires her and she save her favor for a phantom”. (in Hurrell p.112) She is pathetic as she is incapable of meeting or triumphing over the demands of the time. Blanche DuBois has lost the contact with reality being the victim of the double.
Abordări inovative în educația incluzivă pentru elevii cu cerințe educaționale speciale
În ultimii ani, educația elevilor cu cerințe educaționale speciale determinate de prezența unei dizabilități a devenit o preocupare aparte în rândul specialiștilor, mai ales odată cu apariția conceptelor de educație integrată, incluziune școlară și școală incluzivă, care au determinat modificări fundamentale în percepția actului educativ.
Nabokov’s Attitude in “Lolita”
Is Humbert Humbert the narrator and main character in the confessional or anti-confessional narration?
“Lolita” is a first-person confessional narrative, composed in a jail on the verge of a fatal “coronary thrombosis” (L3) that is heart failure by Humbert Humbert, an intelligent European immigrant. Humbert’s story is prefaced by a Foreword written by John Ray Ph.D, who introduces himself as the editor of the manuscript.
Individualism in George Orwell’s Novel
Winston Smith’s rebellion in “1984” implies the struggle for instinctual freedom against the conformity of totalitarian state. Orwell’s Winston Smith is the last Adam, reenacting the myth of the Fall, following his Eve into disobedience against God. (Beauchamp, p. 293) Thus, the misfortunes of Winston, Orwell’s anti-hero reveal the political system of the ruling state of Oceania in 1984. (Malcolm Thorp, 4)
Gatzby, between Impulsion and Discernment
The book “The Great Gatsby”, written by Scott Fitzgerald and published during one of America’s greatest periods of economic growth, as the nation expanded its borders and developed industries, is considered to present a “successful manual” for those willing to enrich. Jay Gatsby, the main character fits this profile for a number of reasons.
Humor in Becket’s Play
Beckett illustrates throughout his plays that words are incapable of expressing the inner self but language is intrinsic to the humans, thus able to construct identity. His formlessness is merely phenomenal because it masks a highly organized structure. (Velissariu, p.46)
Beckett has developed the dramaturgy around verbal constructs of condensed meaning, capable of articulating visually both silence and absence. In this context the language to which he appeals does not convey the essence of things, but it accepts the reality and its own degradation. (Velissariu, p.46)
Modernism in Joyce’s Work
“A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” by J. Joyce traces the growth of a young Irish Catholic artist –to-be, Stephen who embraces “Life” by refusing to submitting to any authority for the sake of art. The indefinite article “A” attached to the noun ”portrait” marks the familiarity of profiles as being any one of several. The article “The” would have added a plus of uniqueness to the portrait. Stephen’s goal is to “forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race” when leaving the Irish community to convey the voice of his nation through art.
Copilul în opera scriitorului Brătescu-Voinești
Vremurile de zbucium și dezechilibru, ca cele de astăzi, se caracterizează printr-o creștere primejdioasă a luptei pentru existență, când individul se închide tot mai mult in carapacea egoismului, făcându-și loc cu pumnii ca să poată răzbi în această vâltoare a vieții. Toate sentimentele frumoase, care în timpuri de liniște fac mândria omului, acum sunt lepădate rând pe rând ca niște haine nepotrivite, lăsând fiara în toată goliciunea ei.
Învățarea – de la cunoașterea de suprafață, la cea profundă
În contextul educațional contemporan, înțelegerea procesului de învățare reprezintă fundamentul oricărei practici pedagogice eficiente. Articolul de față explorează conceptul de învățare din perspectivă pedagogică, punând accent pe rolul esențial al profesorului în facilitarea unui proces de învățare vizibil, diferențiat și centrat pe elev. Pornind de la definiții consacrate și ajungând la aplicații practice în predarea limbii și literaturii române, lucrarea evidențiază modalitățile prin care cadrele didactice pot transforma procesul de învățare într-o experiență semnificativă și personalizată pentru fiecare elev.