Browsing Germanic and Slavic Studies by Title
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"I must become something else": Identitätskonstruktion und die Superheldenrolle in der Fernsehserie Arrow
(University of Waterloo, 2020-09-29)This thesis deals with how the protagonist of the CW superhero TV series Arrow constructs his identity. Arrow tells the story of Oliver Queen, who returns home after being shipwrecked and assumed dead, to start working as ... -
I ought-to learn a language, but it’s not ideal: Motivation in learners of German
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)Abstract This study aids in understanding language learning motivation and its interaction with multilingualism. In light of both rising levels of multilingualism in Canada and falling enrollment in language courses, I ... -
"Ich glaube, ich bin viele Dinge" – Gender, Sexuality and Nationality in Angelina Maccarone‘s UNVEILED and Faraz Shariat‘s NO HARD FEELINGS
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-18)This thesis examines the connection of the identity aspects gender, sexuality, and nationality in Angelina Maccarone’s Unveiled (2005) and Faraz Shariat’s No Hard Feelings (2020). Both films feature queer protagonists who ... -
Identity Constructions of People with Disability in German Film. An Analysis of the sensory Disabilities Deafness and Blindness in Jenseits der Stille and Erbsen auf Halb Sechs
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-01)To date, the subject of disability has been highly disregarded in Germany’s academia. In the field of Arts, the topic is a derivative. This thesis makes a contribution to the discipline of Disability Studies and approaches ... -
The “Immersive Experience” in Language Learning: Student Perceptions, Experiences, and Transitions between Online and On-Campus Learning Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2016-02-03)In this thesis I examine the various ways in which undergraduate students of German as a Foreign Language experience different learning environments (on-campus vs. online). Previous research has focused on how to design ... -
Inszenierungen von Erinnerung und kollektivem Gedächtnis. Hermann Hesses <em>Das Glasperlenspiel</em> als Gedächtnisroman.
(University of Waterloo, 2005)This thesis examins various representations of individual memories and collective memory in Hermann Hesse?s <em>Das Glasperlenspiel</em> (1946). The analysis of Hermann Hesse?s novel basically pursues three different ... -
Intertextualität und Kanon in Walter Moers' Der Schrecksenmeister
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-31)This thesis will show that Walter Moers’ novel Der Schrecksenmeister, published in 2007, challenges the convention of the academic canon discussion. Der Schrecksenmeister is a work of fantasy literature; this is not a ... -
Investigating Learner Beliefs Using the Lego Serious Play Method
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-31)The study of L2 learner beliefs explores the attitudes, knowledge, and assumptions students adopt when they learn a language (Kalaja & Barcelos, 2006). Previous research had focused on learner differences in areas like ... -
Isaak Babel's Image of the Humanized Jew in the Odesskie rasskazy
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-28)Abstract The Russia in which Isaak Babel (1894-1940) wrote was one of deep seated anti-Semitic philosophies and prejudices, a place of pogroms and segregation. Literature of this era painted the Jew as a villainous, ... -
Joseph v. Hammer Purgstall's German Translation of Hafez's Divan and Goethe's West-östlicher Divan
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-04)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s West-östlicher Divan [West-Eastern Divan], which emerged from the author’s interest in love poems of the fourteenth-century classical Persian poet Hafez, was the inspiration for this thesis. ... -
Keeping it simple. Short stories written by the young generation in post-war Germany.
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)This thesis deals with selected short stories written by the so-called “young generation” in post-war Germany. To emphasize the importance of the historical, social and political background for the popularity of the short ... -
The Knowledge of German Phrases in a Multilingual Context: An Empirical Study among German-Speaking Canadians
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-06)Idioms are a linguistic form which appear frequently in bilingual communication andplay a special role because of the way their meaning is generated. In my master thesis, I explored the understanding of idioms and conducted ... -
"Kometensplitter einer Biographie" & die vielstimmige Beweglichkeit der Kunst. Autofiktionales Erzählen in Felicitas HOPPEs Hoppe
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-28)In this thesis I examine in how far, or to which degree, the concept of autofiction can be applied to Felicitas Hoppe’s text Hoppe (2012). Since the coinage of the term ‘autofiction’ by Serge Doubrovsky in the 1970s, ... -
Kommunikative Praktiken des Widerstands in psychotherapeutischen Gesprächen: Patientenwiderstand durch reaktive Ich-weiß-nicht-Konstruktionen / Communicative practices of resistance in psychotherapy interactions: Patients' resistance through reactive Ich-weiß-nicht-constructions
(University of Waterloo, 2017-08-30)In recent years, there has been an increase in conversation analytic research on psychotherapeutic interactions (Marciniak, Nikendei, Ehrenthal, & Spranz-Fogasy, 2016), particularly on the practices of patient resistance ... -
Kylie Jenner and Her Instagram Audience: A Lacanian Cultural Analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-27)This thesis aims to examine the perception of female gender on Instagram by utilizing a conceptual framework based on the Mirror Stage theory of Jacques Lacan. Taking Kylie Jenner’s Instagram profile as an example of ... -
L2 discourse markers and the development of interactional competence during study abroad
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-25)In my dissertation, I use the theories and methodologies of Conversation Analysis (or “CA”, see Sacks et al., 1974) to investigate how speakers of a second language (or 'L2') develop the ability to interact in the L2 — or ... -
Language Frequency Profiling of Written Texts by Students of German as a Foreign Language
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-02)The present work contributes to the ongoing discussion of the factors involved in perfecting foreign language learning through a close examination of vocabulary use. Motivated by Laufer’s (1991) argument that the use of ... -
Language Shift Processes in the German-speaking Community of Waterloo Region
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)This Master’s Thesis is an analysis of the language shift process in the German-speaking community in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Through the analysis of 110 transcripts of interviews with members of this community, the ... -
Learner Beliefs and their Implications for Language Learning
(University of Waterloo, 2006)In this thesis, learner beliefs and their implications for second language learning were examined. Individual learner differences have traditionally been measured statistically by using age, motivation and other variables ... -
Learners' Identity Negotiations and Beliefs about Pronunciation in Study Abroad Contexts
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-10)This dissertation explores learner beliefs about pronunciation and their interaction with identity negotiations in a study-abroad context. Current research on studying abroad has experienced a wave of interest in ...