Inclusive teaching
Sign Language in Foreign Language Teaching
Inclusive teaching
Sign Language in Foreign Language Teaching
A Positive Approach to Teaching German
Positive Foreign Language Didactics: How to make the most of learners’ strengths and the latest research findings
A Guide for GFL Teachers
Navigating the Labyrinth of Multilingual Learning
Technology will make the teacher's tasks easier, make lessons more effective and interesting, and give all the people better chances to learn, understand and utilize foreign languages. Is that really true? What do we have to consider, discuss as a society or where is social governance necessary?
For many people, multilingualism is part of their lived reality. In the early stages of life, it facilitates greater mental flexibility and empathy, whereas in later life it counteracts mental deterioration processes. Culturally sensitive behavior, identity and belonging, career opportunities, mobility – the topic encompasses many aspects.
How specific do professional language skills need to be, how can they be acquired, and how can they be evidenced? The focus page “German for the Workplace” explores these questions from different perspectives.
How do we achieve sustainable language teaching and learning? What factors, resources, and methods are essential for sustainability in education? This focus page assembles thoughts and inspiration on sustainability in German language teaching and learning.
The “Viewpoints on the Learning and Teaching of German as a Foreign Language” issued by the Language Advisory Board are intended to provide food for thought and to provoke reflection.