Holocaust and conceptions of German(y) by Israeli learners of German (DAF) : the elephant in the room / Marc-Philip Hermann-Cohen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hermann-Cohen, Marc-Philip, author.

Series:

Holocaust education -- Historisches Lernen -- Menschenrechtsbildung,.

Holocaust education -- Historisches Lernen -- Menschenrechtsbildung, 2662-1878

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

German language--Study and teaching--Israel.

German language.

German language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

German language--Study and teaching.

Israel.

Physical Description:

xvi, 141 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Wiesbaden, Germany : Springer VS, [2021]

Language Note:

Includes abstracts in English and German.

Summary:

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 research draws 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-Philip 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.

Contents:

Introduction

Theoretical Implications

Methodology

Results

Limitations of the Research

Thought Styles about Germany

Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

3658342110

9783658342111

OCLC:

1247839417

Publisher Number:

99987974391