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Record Nr.

UNINA9910485594803321

Autore

Hermann-Cohen Marc-Philip

Titolo

Holocaust and Conceptions of German(y) by Israeli learners of German (DAF) : The Elephant in the Room / / by Marc-Philip Hermann-Cohen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wiesbaden : , : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : , : Imprint : Springer VS, , 2021

ISBN

9783658342128

3658342129

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (152 pages)

Collana

Holocaust Education – Historisches Lernen – Menschenrechtsbildung, , 2662-1886

Disciplina

438.007

Soggetti

Education - History

Education - Research

Religion

Education

Political sociology

Political science - Study and teaching

History of Education

Research Methods in Education

Political Sociology

Political Education

Alemany

Ensenyament de llengües estrangeres

Holocaust jueu, 1939-1945

Llibres electrònics

Israel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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. .