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Despite the fact that the creation of films has a place in language teaching, there haven’t been many studies about the learning outcome of such film production projects so far. In this study, a group of eighth grade pupils at a comprehensive school in Sweden have been creating their own film in German. They have been observed while they did so, and they answered an online survey one year after the project. The results of the analysis of that data show a visible increase in awareness for the purpose, the receiver, and the situation of the produced texts during the writing process. The level of motivation and meaningfulness experienced by the pupils during the film project was high. Furthermore, the finished film gave the participants a feeling of success, something they were proud of, and eager to repeat. As a conclusion it can be stated that creating a film in a foreign language has a positive impact on language learning.

Gelatine sponge packs (Marbagelan) saturated in rolitetracycline (Reverin) were evaluated. The antimicrobiotic efficacy of the substance was determined in 26 packs before insertion and in 20 packs removed from the external ear meatus after varying periods. High concentrations of rolitetracycline were found independent of saturation grade in the packs before insertion. In the packs removed from the external meatus acceptable antimicrobial activity was found independent of the time the packs remained in the ear. An efficient prophylaxis against infection in ear surgery is guaranteed.