Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie

This paper reports on an investigation of the value of German Studies in eventual employment of students in this field. The objectives of German Studies in Africa have to include an indication of how inclusion in the curriculum is legitimized. Three approaches towards legitimization have developed s...

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Main Author: Hamann, Eva
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2009-12-01
Series:Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
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Online Access:https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/58
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description This paper reports on an investigation of the value of German Studies in eventual employment of students in this field. The objectives of German Studies in Africa have to include an indication of how inclusion in the curriculum is legitimized. Three approaches towards legitimization have developed since the establishment of German Departments at African Universities, namely (i) German Studies with a view to research and epistemological science, (ii) German in intercultural studies, and (iii) career-oriented German language learning. In this paper the implementation of these approaches will be examined on the basis of the objectives set out by the German Department at the University of Lomé. This will be done by discussing the results of a survey on the professional whereabouts of Togolese German Studies graduates to demonstrate the extent to which the objectives of the various approaches have been met. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for the programmes of the German Department at the University of Lomé.
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spelling doaj.art-55e8f990cd7442c2b7c8f8d4cb843aa82022-12-22T01:24:28ZafrStellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus1726-541X2224-33802009-12-0138019520410.5842/38-0-58Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer VerbleibstudieHamann, Eva 0Universität Leipzig, GermanyThis paper reports on an investigation of the value of German Studies in eventual employment of students in this field. The objectives of German Studies in Africa have to include an indication of how inclusion in the curriculum is legitimized. Three approaches towards legitimization have developed since the establishment of German Departments at African Universities, namely (i) German Studies with a view to research and epistemological science, (ii) German in intercultural studies, and (iii) career-oriented German language learning. In this paper the implementation of these approaches will be examined on the basis of the objectives set out by the German Department at the University of Lomé. This will be done by discussing the results of a survey on the professional whereabouts of Togolese German Studies graduates to demonstrate the extent to which the objectives of the various approaches have been met. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of the findings for the programmes of the German Department at the University of Lomé.https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/58legitimization debatedistribution surveyteaching german in africagerman language and literature studies in africa
spellingShingle Hamann, Eva
Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
legitimization debate
distribution survey
teaching german in africa
german language and literature studies in africa
title Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
title_full Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
title_fullStr Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
title_full_unstemmed Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
title_short Nach dem Deutschstudium in Afrika wird man – was? Eine Überprüfung der Zielsetzungen der Deutschabteilung der Universität Lomé anhand einer Verbleibstudie
title_sort nach dem deutschstudium in afrika wird man was eine uberprufung der zielsetzungen der deutschabteilung der universitat lome anhand einer verbleibstudie
topic legitimization debate
distribution survey
teaching german in africa
german language and literature studies in africa
url https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/58
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