INTEGRATION OF THE STORYTELLING METHOD INTO PROFESSIONAL GERMAN LANGUAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOFT SKILLS

Abstract

The paper deals with innovative methods in the teaching of professional German language at the Faculty of Management and Business (FMB) of the University of Prešov (PU) in the study programme Tourism, Hotel Management and Spa. The paper provides information about the specifics, methods, conditions and study materials of the German language course. The paper also focuses on the development of soft skills with an emphasis on communication and an innovative method of storytelling. The aim of our paper is to present the teaching of vocational German at FMB, its specifics, as well as the use of the storytelling method. The method consists in telling stories of travellers from different parts of the world. In this way, we presented students with interesting facts about tourist places, stimulating their emotions, which also led to easier memorization of new information and increased their motivation to learn more about the countries in question. To achieve this goal, we used analysis, synthesis, literature study, exemplification and generalization.