Methods of Teaching German as a Foreign Language

This course analyses and discusses various methods of, and approaches to teaching German language, culture and literature. Particular emphasis will be given to the following issues: self-perspective of teachers and learners, learning strategies, ethnographic projects, classroom interaction, literacy development, and the student as an active participant. The discussion will be accompanied by activities and projects that can be implemented directly in the language classroom.

Required texts: Herbert Puchta, Wilfried Krenn, Mario Rinvolucri, Multiple Intelligenzen im DaF-Unterricht (Huber Verlag); Ulrich Zeuner, Landeskunde und interkulturelles Lernen: eine Einführung ( pdf file); other material will be made available. The course will demonstrate and analyze various methods of and approaches to teaching German language, culture and literature in a classroom.


(This workshop is open to qualified students enrolled in the six week graduate program as well as to teachers of German who only want to take 1 course.)