This conference intends to bring together international scholars whose research investigates various facets of the postsecondary curriculum for teaching and learning German as a foreign and/or second language and culture.
Currently, the potential new influences on the discipline of German seem many and varied. New digital technologies, the information economy, globalization and multiculturalism, altered international spheres of influence, the changing manner of ommunication, the internationalization and corporatization of universities, the rise of cultural studies especially in the English-speaking world, second language acquisition research, and critical applied linguistics are just a few of the current external and internal influences. As a result, many traditionally widespread ideas and approaches in German postsecondary curricula have recently been challenged. The conference attempts to provide a forum for discussing the challenges of current transitions and their impact on German curricula.

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