Once upon a time…. Using fairy tales to engage with German
Jane Harvey, ALL Border Marches network The use of literature and authentic texts has become an essential part of teaching languages. An exciting project using Grimms’ Fairy Tales shows how this can be done in an interactive, creative and exciting way. Encouraging...
The end of German degrees in Northern Ireland
Ian Collen, School of Education, Queen’s University Belfast The announcement on 2 September 2015 by Ulster University to close their German Department, along with Chinese, French and Spanish, has sent shockwaves through the community in Northern Ireland and beyond....
News & Notes
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: [email protected]. Amplelfigur nur noch im Zweierpack When Chief East German traffic psychologist Karl Peglau presented his...
Blogging from Germany
Ceri Anwen James, Ysgol Gyfun Bro Edern Recently, pupils from Ysgol Gyfun Bro Edern, a Welsh-medium comprehensive school in Cardiff visited their new exchange school in Germany for the first time. While staying with pupils from the Leininger Gymnasium in Grünstadt...