Enriching the Curriculum with Pennsylvania German. Issue 1 (25th May 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Enriching the Curriculum with Pennsylvania German. Issue 1 (25th May 2016)
- Main Title:
- Enriching the Curriculum with Pennsylvania German
- Authors:
- Meindl, Joerg
- Abstract:
- Abstract : The German classroom should prepare students for the linguistic diversity of the target culture, including regional varieties and German spoken outside of the D‐A‐CH region. Because textbooks do not often include materials on regional varieties, this article presents a model to incorporate Pennsylvania German (PG) into the curriculum. The model does not aim on learning PG but employs PG to support the acquisition of Standard German and the development of language awareness. Furthermore, PG can be used as a basis for lessons on culture, critical thinking, and intercultural competence. Teachers can implement the model without PG experts or adding large amounts of content to the classroom. The article presents basic knowledge about PG, its speakers, and their cultural context, as well as information on easily accessible PG texts and dictionaries. Furthermore, the article outlines learning goals and provides suggestions for lessons. An appendix lists readily available resources for more information on Pennsylvania German culture.
- Is Part Of:
- Unterrichtspraxis =. Volume 49:Issue 1(2016:Spring)
- Journal:
- Unterrichtspraxis =
- Issue:
- Volume 49:Issue 1(2016:Spring)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 49, Issue 1 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 49
- Issue:
- 1
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0049-0001-0000
- Page Start:
- 35
- Page End:
- 46
- Publication Date:
- 2016-05-25
- Subjects:
- German language -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals
German literature -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals
430 - Journal URLs:
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1756-1221 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/tger.10209 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0042-062X
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- Legaldeposit
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