Keyword: «german»

In the article, actual problems of training specialists with additional qualification «Translator in the sphere of professional communication» to conduct business correspondence in German are contemplated. The set of basic thematic aspects to be learned is presented, the goals and objectives of the author's course are explained. The author gives recommendations on following speech, stylistic and grammatical rules of writing a business letter in German in compliance with regulations established by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), as well as the examples of stylistic differences in business letters in German and Russian. The author reveals her methods of work, teaching technologies and resources which have been used during many years of her practice.

The article focuses on the problem of interference of the native language when learning a foreign language. Interlanguage issues require a serious approach. The author of the article conducted a linguistic experiment to study the peculiarities of Russian and English languages influence on German language of students. The article presents examples of interference, typical errors.

The article is aimed to consider possibilities of forming and expanding the corpus of linguistic and sociocultural correlations based on a comparison of Russian, German and English languages in order to create textbooks on multilingual education in non-linguistic universities. The author focuses on the possibility of improving the methodology of teaching foreign languages in Russia through comparison with the native language and culture.

The article discusses the dissemination and influence of German language in America, provides examples from the history of German immigration, and compares the current and past events related to the German people in the New World. The author of the article gives some examples of isolated German dialects in North America and highlights their differences from local English.

The article deals with the development of the German language and the influence of other cultures on its evolution in different eras. Attention is paid to the problem of the struggle for the purity of the German language.