Celebrating Martinstag
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...
Handball auf Deutsch
Nigel Pearson, Leighton Academy, Cheshire On the 21 and 22 September 2015, Year 5 children at Leighton Academy experienced a special German language and sport activity. At Leighton we often weave language activities around the curriculum; covering dragons in German,...
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...
Top tips for online language tutors
Katrin Uhlig, University of Glasgow Most of us now use online techniques and resources in our daily practice either to supplement a face to face class, to teach blended learning courses or even teaching in a purely online-based context. There are of course plenty of,...