Friedrich Durrenmatt's Tragicomedy of the Grotesque "The Visit" in an Intermediate German Course.

Autor/in	Modzelewski, Jozef A.
Titel	Friedrich Durrenmatt's Tragicomedy of the Grotesque "The Visit" in an Intermediate German Course.
Quelle	(1991), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; deutsch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Course Descriptions; Drama; German; Higher Education; Instructional Materials; Second Language Instruction; Units of Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursstrukturplan; Schauspiel; Deutscher; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lerneinheit
Abstract	A description is provided of "Der Besuch," a written companion to the Houghton Mifflin Company's standard edition of the drama "Der Besuch der alten Dame (The Old Lady's Visit)," written in 1956 by the distinguished Swiss playwright Friedrich Durrenmatt. The drama is an excellent choice for any intermediate or advanced language course that seeks to reinforce or expand students' reading and listening comprehension, and build conversation and composition skills. "Der Besuch" is a study guide, a workbook, and a reference grammar and dictionary that provides students with useful information and study aids. It also offers the instructor helpful teaching suggestions and various materials for classroom utilization. The introductory section of the guide supplies general information about the author and the play. Next, 24 seminars dealing with Durrenmatt's entire text follow, forming the main part of the textbook. An overview of different interpretations of the play by prominent scholars is also provided, as well as a thorough bibliography pertaining to the play and a German-English dictionary of new vocabulary used in the play. The main part of the textbook consists of eight units, each containing three seminars and a review section. This part provides students with tools for preparation for class discussion and the instructor with suggestions for structuring each individual seminar. Several sample pages from "Der Besuch" (in German) are attached. (VWL)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC