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Umschreiben: A Lesson Plan For Introducing Circumlocution Skills In A German Classroom, Janelle Carter
Umschreiben: A Lesson Plan For Introducing Circumlocution Skills In A German Classroom, Janelle Carter
World Languages and Cultures Activities and Assignments
Objectives:
- Introduce ways to handle communication breakdown
- Create authentic representations of our personalities: this is something we often do in our first language when we forget a word
- Increase social competence and increase willingness to communicate (will and skill, p. 82)
Idioms Are Indeed The Yellow Of The Egg: A Lesson Plan For Introducing German Idioms, Janelle Carter
Idioms Are Indeed The Yellow Of The Egg: A Lesson Plan For Introducing German Idioms, Janelle Carter
World Languages and Cultures Activities and Assignments
Objectives:
- Introduce the linguistics of idioms.
- Assist students in identifying the appropriate situation to use a given idiom, contributing to students’ social linguistic and social competence (Parks, p. 82).
- Assist students in crossing the threshold of being an observer of the language and associated cultures, into being a participant. They will be able to “press their thumbs” for luck and understand more than just train station.
Deutscher Patriotismus?: Lesson Plan For Exploring German Patriotism, Janelle Carter
Deutscher Patriotismus?: Lesson Plan For Exploring German Patriotism, Janelle Carter
World Languages and Cultures Activities and Assignments
Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the differences in expressing patriotism between the US and Germany
- Introduction to the involvement soccer has in Germany’s culture, even for non-soccer fans