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Education, as a learning process which helps in the capacity building of an individual, a nation, a country, and finally a world, is one of the main subjects of studies. As a division of education, a considerable number of studies have been conducted on the issue of second language learning. Recently, second language acquisition through literature has ratcheted up, which instigated this study to explore the situation at the University of Prishtina as a main public university in the Republic of Kosovo. The study examines first-year students' approach and motivation regarding second language acquisition through literary works. The questionnaires submitted to the students provided necessary data which was analysed with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for the numeric data, as well as incorporated qualitative method with a descriptive approach for the analysis of open questions. The results identified that the respondents are opened to this method of second language learning even though not accustomed to it in their thus far education. Analysis likewise revealed their hesitance concerning the uncertainty that this new approach would bring and confusion on the path they should take when given literary material. The results are planned to be used as grounds in drafting new syllabuses for foreign language learning, precisely including literary works as language learning material either as primary or additional literature.

Received: 26 December 2020 / Accepted: 27 January 2021 / Published: 5 March 2021

"Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird ein Strukturvorschlag vorgestellt, der für das Modellprogramm 'Förderung von Kindern und Jugendlichen mit Migrationshintergrund - FÖRMIG' (2004-2009) entwickelt wurde. Er beruht auf dem Prinzip der Netzwerkbildung und bietet einen organisatorischen Rahmen für das inhaltliche Ziel des Modellprogramms, eine durchgängige, kooperative Sprachbildung zu gestalten, die den kumulativen Aufbau bildungssprachlicher Fähigkeiten ermöglicht. Mit der Realisierung des Strukturvorschlags war das Ziel des Aufbaus regionaler Sprachbildungsnetzwerke verbunden, durch die es einerseits zur Verstärkung der je einzeln vorhandenen Ressourcen kommen sollte und andererseits dazu, dass Strukturen errichtet werden, die die Verstetigung des einmal Erreichten erleichtern. Im Zentrum des Beitrags stehen Erfahrungen aus den zehn Bundesländern, die am Programm FÖRMIG beteiligt waren. Sie haben verschiedene Wege gefunden, den Strukturvorschlag in Praxis zu übersetzen. Nach den Beobachtungen der wissenschaftlichen Begleitung des Modellprogramms hat sich der Strukturvorschlag im Prinzip bewährt. Zugleich aber zeigen die Prozessbeobachtungen, dass Kooperation und Vernetzung im Bildungsbereich kein triviales Anliegen ist. Im bundesdeutschen Erziehungs- und Bildungssystem sind zahlreiche Hindernisse aufgestellt, deren Überwindung kräftezehrend ist und zuweilen den Handlungsspielraum übersteigt, der den einzelnen Bildungseinrichtungen zur Verfügung steht." (Autorenreferat)

"In the second half of the nineteenth century, middle-class liberal reformers attempted to ameliorate class tensions, prepare the working classes for citizenship, and improve British industry by reforming working-class secondary and adult education. One feature of their movement was the promotion of working-class travel in Europe and the Empire. In Education, Travel and the 'Civilisation' of the Victorian Working Classes, Michele Strong considers the experiences of working men and women, particularly artisans, but also young apprentices and clerks, who travelled abroad as participants in this reform movement, focusing particularly on the ways in which four overlapping institutions during the Victorian era drew workers into international travel: Thomas Cook and Son (a travel agency); The Working Men's Club and Institute Union (a national organization of clubs intended for rational recreation and cross-class interaction); the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Commerce, and Manufacturers (a quasi-governmental organization); and the London Regent Street Polytechnic (a social and educational institute for young wage earners). Canvassing a broad array of working class and middle class voices culled from diaries, letters, autobiographies, and published reports, Strong argues that working-class educational travel became a battleground for competing notions of citizenship, class, gender, and national identities."--