Bleichenbacher, Lukas

This contribution discusses two case studies that illustrate the experiences of mobility students who were studying abroad during the first outbreak of COVID - 19. The case studies have emerged from a larger longitudinal, mixed - method study, which included a n interview study with six international students planned for spring 2020. Due to the COVID - 19 pandemic, all participants had to terminate their stay early. Hence, the original interview study was adapted to focus on the impact of COVID - 19 on students' soc ial contacts, linguistic practices , and emotional well - being in these exceptional circumstances. In the present contribution, we understand study abroad as a rite of passage, an important time in the life of young adults, and we draw on insights from previ ous research on educational travels with transformative potential to make sense of the students' differing reactions to their early return

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschreibt einen innovativen Ansatz zur Förderung berufsbezogener Sprachkompetenzen von Fremdsprachenlehrpersonen in der Schweiz. Grundlage dafür sind die berufsspezifischen Sprachkompetenzprofile für die Primarstufe und die Sekundarstufe I, welche anhand einer sprachlichen Bedarfsanalyse erarbeitet wurden. Nach einer Situierung der Thematik in der aktuellen Forschungsliteratur sowie im Schweizer Bildungskontext werden Aufbau und Entstehung der Profile erläutert und die Resultate einer Befragung von Lehrpersonen zur deren Praxisrelevanz zusammengefasst. Anschliessend werden anhand von Beispielen mögliche didaktische Umsetzungs- und Implementierungsformen der Profile skizziert. This paper describes an innovative approach to promote language skills of foreign language teachers in Switzerland. The approach is based on the profession-related language competence profiles for foreign language teachers in primary and lower secondary education, which were developed on the basis of a linguistic needs analysis. After situating the subject in both the current state of research and the Swiss educational context, the structure and the development of the profiles are briefly described and the results of a survey of teachers regarding their practical relevance are summarized. Then, possible instances of didactic implementation of the profiles are outlined and illustrated with concrete examples.