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Holocaust and Conceptions of German(y) by Israeli learners of German (DAF)

The Elephant in the Room

Marc-Philip Hermann-Cohen (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 141 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH (Verlag)
978-3-658-34211-1 (ISBN)

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The Holocaust is inseparable from the Israeli identities even seven decades following the atrocities during World War II, Israeli daily life is shaped by the horrible crimes committed by the Nazis. This book conceptualizes the intricacies of the Israeli identity in relation to learning German as a foreign language (GFL) in Israel throughout the course of history and the changing conception of Germany. This book includes an analysis of a selection of twenty-five GFL language books which reflect the stigmatization and tabooization of the Holocaust and also the qualitative analysis of a subject pool of 105 learners of GFL. The author finds that identities are co-constituted by four individualized Thought Styles, a concept borrowed from Ludwik Fleck. Thought Styles capture the individual perspective of the language learner's view of Germany and are categorized in this thesis as German Engineering, Cold Germany, Neo-Nazi Germany, and The Other Germany. The researchdraws from discourse theory, critical psychology, and the oft-overlooked classical theory of Ludwik Fleck. Although the relationship between Germany and Israel has been amicable for the last six decades, the choice for Israelis to learn the language that was used by a nation that once attempted to eradicate the Jewish people is emotive and infinitely complex.

About the author Marc Hermann-Cohen is a certified teaching professional with experience in German school system teaching English, Social Sciences, History and Psychology. He also held the position of special education coordinator.

Introduction.- Theoretical Implications.- Methodology.- Results.- Limitations of the Research.- Thought Styles about Germany.- Conclusions.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.06.2021
Reihe/Serie	Holocaust Education – Historisches Lernen – Menschenrechtsbildung
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 141 p. 38 illus., 16 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Wiesbaden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	217 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	DAF • German-Israeli Relations • Holocaust • Image of Germany • Israel
ISBN-10	3-658-34211-0 / 3658342110
ISBN-13	978-3-658-34211-1 / 9783658342111
Zustand	Neuware