Seminar : German Teaching Methodology [ LGERM2911 ]

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/The Students need a B1+ level in German.

This course focuses on giving the student teachers the necessary elements (bibliography, sources, critical mind and methodological elements) to start teaching German as a FL in Belgian Compulsory Education. The seminar addresses concrete possibilities for the teaching of modern languages in the secondary education system. Students have to play an active part in this seminar.

Be able to find and use various sources and resources needed to prepare a GFL course.
By the end of the course, the student teacher will be able to select a course book on the basis of objective criteria, select and adapt authentic texts, be critical when it comes to selecting useful vocabulary, grasp the major role played by culture in foreign language learning and teaching; create didactic sequences integrating elements discussed during the seminar and critically assess sequences produced by themselves or their fellow students.

Based on an oral presentation, participation in discussions and the final teaching sequence that will have to be presented during the oral exam.

Course materials: Course syllabus Documents proposed by the students.

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

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Depending on events scheduled by the German Embassy or the Goethe Institut Brussels during the seminar, a day in Brussels might be possible.