Teaching and Assessing Linguistic and Cultural Development in the German Language Classroom (original) (raw)

Abstract

This presentation focuses on ways to promote interactive acquisition of L2 language and content learning about migrants in Europe through a project-based engagement organized around Anna Thommen’s documentary Neuland (2014). This presentation consists of two parts. In the first part, I present the instructional techniques and class projects that were used in teaching a lower intermediate German language course through the context of the political, social and cultural history of migration in Europe. I will share the ways in which Anna Thommen’s documentary Neuland (2014), resources from print and digital media, collaborations with Germany-based guest speakers, and performative assessment tools were used to: integrate learner’s interests in aspects of the subject matter; improve L2 proficiency; promote intercultural competence and understanding of solidarity; contrast and compare contemporary and past understandings of migration, social intervention and issues of representation in a democratic society. The second part of my presentation focuses on the assessment tools developed in this project-based teaching methodology. I will present strategies in which language instructors are able to integrate task-based teaching and assessment tools into the language classroom when teaching culturally-specific materials and contexts. I will show how the design of assessment tools and rubrics can prepare students for comparative assessment while at the same time correspond to and build on their individual skill level and needs, making learners contributors to the learning experience and outcomes.

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