by Victoria Mitchell | Jun 27, 2018 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone |
As we start to swelter in the UK during the current heatwave in June 2018 and our classrooms become hotter and students less engaged, perhaps you could consider the question: Was machen die Deutschen, wenn es heiß wird? One answer is… Eis essen! Eating ice...
by Helen Senior | Jun 22, 2018 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone |
Colleen Marshman, ALL News and Notes Editor We are at that time, once every four years where the word Deutschland is given an extra syllable by the home fans as they don their DFB Trikots and schwarz-rot-gold accessories from the 1- euro-Geschäft. They can indeed be...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jun 15, 2018 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone |
Carol Hughes, Language Consultant and ALL Resources Editor Are you looking for links for KS2/3 students for the Football World Championships? Here are a few children’s sites on the German web worth looking at: https://www.zdf.de/kinder/logo/fussball-wm-102.html The...
by Victoria Mitchell | May 4, 2018 | German Culture, Language Zones |
Carol Hughes, consultant and ALL Resources Reviews Editor Muttertag wird immer am zweiten Sonntag im Mai in den deutschsprachigen Ländern gefeiert. Kinder fragen sich, was sie ihrer Mama schenken können. Am Muttertag soll man den Müttern für alles, was sie für die...
by Victoria Mitchell | Nov 9, 2017 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone |
Helen Giles, German teacher Backen, basteln, begeistern -my three favourite activities, and when it comes to teaching German I think it is essential to prioritise fun in order to boost students’ motivation. A year spent working in a German Kindergarten, before...
by Victoria Mitchell | Sep 22, 2017 | German Culture, German Zone, Language Zones |
by Matilde Erco, PGCE student teacher, Bristol and ALL student ambassador Hallo zusammen, Ich heiße Matilde und ich habe gerade einen akademischen Grad in (BA) Modern Languages von der Universität von Southampton abgeschlossen. Es ist ein vierjähriger Bachelor, in...
by Victoria Mitchell | Aug 31, 2017 | German Culture, German Zone, Language Zones |
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: colleenfbush@hotmail.com. WEGWEISER ZUR BUNDESTAGSWAHL 2017 On 24 September the German people go to the polls. Despite a significant...
by Victoria Mitchell | Aug 24, 2017 | German Culture, German Zone, Language Zones |
Lea Deitermann and Roma Schultz, Goethe-Institut London August oder September – das sind die Monate, in denen viele Kinder in Deutschland ihren ersten Schultag haben. Einige der Kinder warteten ungeduldig auf diesen Tag, andere wären gern noch länger in den...
by Wendy Newman | Sep 22, 2016 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone, Language Zones |
Shakespeares Abkehr von seinen nichtenglischen Stoffen (M. Schulz, 14.07.2016) Bei Shakespeare, wenn du hinschaust näher, gibt’s überwiegend Europäer, die in ihren Heimatlanden Komik oder Tragik fanden. Der Hamlet war ein Edeldäne, der seinem Onkel zeigt die...
by Wendy Newman | Dec 14, 2015 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone |
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: colleenfbush@hotmail.com. Wunderbare Weihnachtsstimmung I was filled both excitement, as well as a real sense of intrigue, about 6...
by Wendy Newman | Jul 10, 2015 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone |
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: colleenfbush@hotmail.com. Amplelfigur nur noch im Zweierpack When Chief East German traffic psychologist Karl Peglau presented his...
by Wendy Newman | Jan 12, 2015 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone |
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: colleenfbush@hotmail.com. YOUR CUP OF TEA? During my year abroad of 1994/95, a colleague, sympathising with the fact that I was full...
