DLL 8: German for Children

You would like to hone your teaching skills together with educators from North America?

The innovative concept of DLL (Deutsch Lehren Lernen) focuses on daily practices and challenges you may face in a German language classroom and highlights key players and fundamental elements of instruction. Topics such as language skills, grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, literature, classroom formats, etc. are integrated into a competence-driven teaching concept. Format: 100% online (synchronous and asynchronous on the learning platform Moodle) 
Length: 10 weeks, July 28- October 6
Three online-live sessions 
Register by July 14

About DLL 8: German for Children

• Participants know the phases of first language acquisition and know how early multilingualism influences how children learn second or world languages.
• Participants are familiar with the linguistic learning objectives of early world language instruction as well as the techniques and types of exercises for training listening and speaking skills.
• Participants know the importance of pronunciation and intonation as well as activities for acquiring vocabulary.
• Participants know the function of rules and routines in the classroom.
• Participants know the criteria for selecting topics and learning materials and can select and modify suitable material for their target group.

This course is eligible to receive professional development hours or graduate-level credits through our partner Idioma Education & Consulting. Visit goethe.de/usa/idioma for more information.