Joanne Maria McNally
Creative Misbehaviour:
The Use of German Kabarett within Advanced Foreign Language Learning Classrooms
Peter Lang, 2000 (Cultural and Linguistic Studies, vol. 6, ed. Peter Lutzeier)
ISBN: 3-906758-82-6
This book spans literary
and linguistic study, with the pedagogic aim of integrating the two on
the basis of some diverse and in part challenging material associated
with the cultural genre 'Kabarett'. 'Creative Misbehaviour' is proposed
as both a conception for the operation of 'Kabarett' and an approach to
language learning. Major sections of the work combine generality and precise
reference to a range of relevant 'Kabarett' texts from different periods,
some contemporary. Internal, intertextual and contextual aspects of 'Kabarett'
material are explored, and features which could be usefully exploited
in teaching, as well as the inherent desiderata and potential difficulties,
are highlighted. The book refers to findings from related disciplines
(e.g. psychology) in order to focus on 'bisociation' as a core characteristic
of 'Kabarett' and to develop a theoretical framework for analyzing 'Kabarett'.
This theoretical framework is the basis for the planning of 'Kabarett'-based
courses in German as a foreign language. Other relevant features are the
description and documentation of a pilot 'Kabarett' project, and a set
of detailed teaching-learning schedules for a proposed course. By investigating
the use of German 'Kabarett' within advanced foreign language learning
classrooms, this book has moved into a relatively new field of research.
Many of the findings will be of relevance to the use of English satirical
texts in language learning contexts.
