Ab initio language teaching in British higher education : the case of German /: the case of German. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Ulrike Bavendiek, Silke Mentchen, Christian Mossmann, Dagmar Paulus.
• Editors: Bavendiek, Ulrike; Mentchen, Silke; Mossmann, Christian; Paulus, Dagmar
• Contents: Foreword by Martin Durrell Editors’ introduction SECTION 1: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS 1 Beginners German: Ja, bitte ! Development and status quo of German ab initio education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universities - Martina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander 2 German ab initio in Languages for All programmes: Student profiles and course design - Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak 3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learning - Kasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein SECTION 2: PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING METHODS 4 Reading literature in the ab initio classroom - Daniela Dora and Katharina Forster 5 Using music in ab initio courses - Kirsten Mericka 6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German ab initio classroom - Birgit Smith 7 Selecting the right resources for beginners level: A textbook evaluation - Christian Mossmann 8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of ab initio - Eva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus SECTION 3: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES 9 The ‘flipped classroom’ approach in the German beginner context - Mandy Poetzsch 10 New approaches to feedback in ab initio language classes: a case study - Ruth Winter 11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary teaching and learning - Silke Mentchen 12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: What should they look like? An evaluation with a particular view to German language acquisition - Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys SECTION 4: LEARNER FOCUS 13 Developing learner autonomy in German ab initio programmes - Thomas Jochum-Critchley 14 Individual Differences in ab initio language learning: Working with learners’ strengths - Ulrike Bavendiek List of figures and tables List of contributors ; Glossary and list of abbreviations ; Foreword by Martin Durrell; Acknowledgements ; ; Editors' introduction; Ulrike Bavendiek, Silke Mentchen, Christian Mossmann and Dagmar Paulus ; Part I Trends and Developments; ; 1 Beginners' German – Ja, bitte! Development and status quo of German ab initio education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universities Martina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander ; 2 German ab initio in Languages for All programmes: student profiles and course design Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak ; 3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learning Kasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein ; Part II Pedagogy and teaching methods; ; 4 Reading literature in the ab initio classroom; Daniela Dora and Katharina Forster ; 5 Using music in ab initio courses Kirsten Mericka ; 6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German ab initio classroom Birgit Smith ; 7 Selecting the right resources for beginners' level: a textbook evaluation Christian Mossmann ; 8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of ab initio Eva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus ; 9 The ‘flipped classroom’ approach in the German beginner context Mandy Poetzsch ; 10 New approaches to feedback in ab initio language classes: a case study Ruth R. Winter ; 11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary teaching and learning Silke Mentchen ; 12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: what should they look like? An evaluation with a particular view to German language acquisition Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys ; Part IV Learner Focus; ; 13 Developing learner autonomy in German ab initio programmes Thomas Jochum-Critchley ; 14 Individual differences in ab initio language learning: working with learners’ strengths Ulrike Bavendiek ; Index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : UCL Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 430.71041; German language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781787359291; 9781787359260; 9781787359307
• Related ISBNs: 9781787359284; 9781787359277
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