Anforderungen für eine Benutzeroberfläche eines elektronischen Wörterbuches deutscher Kollokationen für afrikaans-sprechende Lerner des Faches Deutsch als Fremdsprache

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Available dictionaries involving Afrikaans and German do not satisfactorily deal withcollocations. Therefore, this study recommends a theoretically grounded design of a userinterface for an electronic dictionary of German collocations for foreign language learners ofGerman whose first language or mother tongue is Afrikaans. In order to be able to do so, aset of requirements is drawn up, upon which the electronic collocations dictionary will bebased. On the one hand these requirements give consideration to lexicographic factorsrelevant to the envisaged dictionary; on the other hand a theoretical basis for thepresentation of the electronic dictionary according to usability principles and standards isestablished.The underlying definition of collocations will be discussed as one of the lexicographic factorsconstituting the learner dictionary of collocations. Being primarily aimed at Afrikaansspeaking foreign language learners of German, their usage situation plays an important role.At an intermediate language learning level topics to be conversed about becomeincreasingly complex. As collocations offer adequate means of expressing theseincreasingly complex ideas, the learners' need of collocational knowledge increases, evenmore with regard to the language production than to the language reception. As collocationsare not dealt with adequately in available dictionaries involving Afrikaans and German, thereis a definite demand for an adequate dictionary for this user group. The envisagedlearner dictionary's function and type will be determined accordingly.In addition to the lexicographic factors underpinning the design of the user interface,international usability standards DIN EN ISO 9241 (amongst others) and practicalrecommendations for user interface design by Jakob Nielsen (amongst others) arediscussed. This discussion makes provision for the theoretically grounded presentation ofthe envisaged electronic dictionary of German collocations in line with usability standards.Finally, giving consideration to the set of lexicographic and usability requirements drawn up,a user interface design is recommended for the electronic dictionary for foreign languagelearners of German whose first language or mother tongue is Afrikaans.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University