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Authentic Short Message Formats in German as a Foreign Language (DaF) Teaching and Their Significance for Vocabulary Work: A Mixed-Methods Study

Authentische Kurz-Nachrichtenformate im DaF-Unterricht und ihre Bedeutung für die Wortschatzarbeit: Eine Mixed-Methods-Untersuchung

Gökçe Çakmakçı(TÜRK-ALMAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, YABANCI DİLLER YÜKSEKOKULU)0000-0002-2564-8554
Yıldırım Tuğlu(TRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ, YABANCI DİLLER EĞİTİMİ BÖLÜMÜ, ALMAN DİLİ EĞİTİMİ ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-0413-0569
Pages
209–230
Publication Date
2026-06-01
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Findings reveal significant changes in learners’ perceptions of the relevance of authentic short news formats and in their evaluation of combining these formats with digital vocabulary activities.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigates the pedagogical value of authentic short news formats for vocabulary work in university-level German as a foreign language instruction.
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⚙️Variables:Wortschatzarbeit · Hörverstehen · Authentizität

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This study investigates the pedagogical value of authentic short news formats for vocabulary work in university-level German as a foreign language instruction. It builds on the assumption that vocabulary learning, listening comprehension, and digitally supported learning activities are closely interrelated in higher education and become effective primarily when embedded in integrated instructional designs. Methodologically, the study adopts a mixed-methods pre–post design, triangulating quantitative questionnaire data with qualitative open-ended responses and classroom observation notes. Findings reveal significant changes in learners’ perceptions of the relevance of authentic short news formats and in their evaluation of combining these formats with digital vocabulary activities. At the same time, no significant gains were found in explicit metalinguistic vocabulary knowledge. Qualitative evidence indicates that learners experience vocabulary learning mainly as contextualized language processing, with authentic audio input serving as a framework for meaning-making and comprehension of new lexical items. Overall, the study highlights that authentic short news formats can support vocabulary learning most effectively when systematically integrated into structured teaching and learning processes and aligned with digitally supported tasks.

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Çakmakçı, G., Tuğlu, Y. (2026). Authentic Short Message Formats in German as a Foreign Language (DaF) Teaching and Their Significance for Vocabulary Work: A Mixed-Methods Study. Diyalog Interkulturelle Zeitschrift Für Germanistik, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1, 209–230. https://doi.org/10.37583/diyalog.1951646

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