Association of German as a Foreign Language

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The Fachverband Deutsch als Fremdsprache (FaDaF) was founded on September 7, 1989. It represents the interests of DaF learners, DaF teachers and DaF institutes. Its seat is in Bonn .

history

The association was founded two months before the fall of the Berlin Wall . Contact and exchange with people in the former GDR who were active in the field of German as a foreign language became possible, so that new horizons and opportunities opened up. The organization of learning and teaching of German as a Foreign Language had made further progress there, which was evident, for example, in the German as a Foreign Language courses and exams for foreign students regulated in the curriculum. In addition, teaching and research were already more closely interlinked and the teaching and research of technical languages ​​made more advanced. At the time it was founded, the professional association also opened up to non-university and commercial providers. Furthermore, in 1993 he became a member of the International Association of German Teachers (IDV) . In 1992/93 a permanent office was set up in Münster, which is now at the University of Göttingen . The association consisted of 150 members when it was founded, and in 2010 it had around 800 members. He played a key role in the development of the German language test for university entrance (DSH) , the development of the manual and the examination sets for central DSH exams.

goals and tasks

The professional association promotes learning of the German language and intercultural exchange. He takes care of the issues of DaF and the people working in it. Furthermore, it is committed to the training and further education of teachers and promotes young academics for German as a foreign and second language. The association would like to integrate foreign students and scientists at German universities linguistically, socially and professionally. It also promotes the linguistic, professional and social integration of migrants. One of his objectives is to support German studies abroad.

The tasks are in the university as well as in the non-university area. Other areas of responsibility include: the exchange between DaF institutions at regional level, participation in projects within a European framework and the promotion of research and research projects. The professional association provides information on research projects in DaF, organizes third-party funding and initiates new projects. Regular meetings and congresses serve the exchange of information and the discussion of didactic, scientific and university political positions. In connection with the Bologna process and the restructuring of the courses in Bachelor and Master courses , the FaDaF in 2004 started the discussion on the restructuring process in the DaF subject and accompanies it scientifically. At the beginning of 2005 the research project "Study Structure Reform and Core Curricula in German as a Foreign Language" was launched. The aim of this project was to review the current situation and the restructuring plans of the courses in Europe. A "policy paper on the curricular basis of the BA / MA courses in German as a foreign language" was developed.

The goals and tasks of the professional association are set out in the association's statutes of May 22, 2008.

organization

The organs of the Association for German as a Foreign Language are the General Assembly, the Advisory Board and the Board of Directors. The general assembly meets once a year, mostly for the annual conference German as a foreign language, which is organized by FaDaF. All ("legal and natural") persons who are interested in German as a foreign language and in the work of the professional association can become members. The board members take on activities in university and non-university institutions in which the field of German as a foreign language is represented. The tasks include a. the content-related program planning of the association and the execution of orders from the general assembly. The board consists of seven members who are elected for two years by the general assembly. The maximum eight members of the advisory board advise the professional association on scientific and institutional issues.

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Klaus Vorderwülbecke: Keep moving or: 20 years of FaDaF. In: InfoDaF. No. 5, 2010, p. 443
  2. ↑ a b c d Association of German as a Foreign Language. About us. Website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b Association of German as a Foreign Language. Articles of Association. S.1  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 52 kB) Website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 21, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fadaf.de  
  4. ↑ Klaus Vorderwülbecke: Keeping Movement or: 20 Years of FaDaF. In: InfoDaF. No. 5, 2010, p. 444
  5. ↑ Klaus Vorderwülbecke: Keeping Movement or: 20 Years of FaDaF. In: InfoDaF. No. 5, 2010, p. 445
  6. ^ "Study structure reform and core curricula in German as a foreign language" website of the University of Göttingen. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Policy paper on the curricular basis of the BA / MA courses in German as a Foreign Language. (PDF; 100 kB) Website of the Association for German as a Foreign Language. Accessed on January 23, 2012.
  8. ↑ Casper-Hehne, Middeke, Koreik: Foreword: On the restructuring of the courses. German as a foreign language. 2006, p. VI, VII.
  9. ^ Association of German as a Foreign Language. Articles of Association.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 52 kB) Website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 21, 2012.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.fadaf.de  
  10. ^ Members website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  11. ^ Advisory board website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  12. ↑ Board website of the German as a Foreign Language Association. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  13. ^ Association of German as a Foreign Language. Association statutes in the current version of March 22, 2013. P. 3, 4. (PDF; 51 kB) Website of the Association of German as a Foreign Language. Retrieved February 6, 2019.