UCL - Seminar : German Teaching Methodology

[GERM2911]

[15h] 5 credits

This course is taught in the 1st semester.

This two-yearly course is taught in 2010-2011, 2012-2013,...

Teacher(s): Dany Etienne

Language: D

Level: Second

Aims
Main themes
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Aims

Make the students and future teachers aware of the extent to which culture is an integrated part of teaching German as a foreign language.
By the end of the course, the student teacher will be able to :
grasp the major role played by culture in foreign language learning and teaching;
create didactic sequences integrating cultural elements (be they high or low culture related);
critically assess sequences produced by themselves or their fellow students.

Main themes

Starting with a theoretical discussion on the aims of this education system, the seminar addresses concrete possibilities for the teaching of modern languages in the secondary education system. A more practical part is dedicated to didactic tools fitted to the proposed teaching methodology.

Content and teaching methods

Reading and analysis of theoretical documents
Active participation of the students (discussions, personal research and presentations)
Critical assessment of teaching sequences

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Assessment:
Based on an oral presentation, participation in discussions and the final essay

Course materials:
Course syllabus
Documents proposed by the students