🏫German Level 4, Activity 02: Schule und Universität / School and University (Online)
Description: Students will discuss their opinions on experiences with different school systems, as well as discuss what they would do if they decided to have children.
Semantic Topics: Schule, Studium, Cool Sein, School, Noten, Grades, Grammar, Grammatik.
Products: Video of education in Germany. Bildungsvideo in Deutschland.
Practices: Education in the U.S. and Education in Germany. Bildung in den USA und Bildung in Deutschland.
Perspectives: Value attached to education in the United States and German speaking countries. Wert auf Bildung in den USA und im deutschsprachigen Raum.
- Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of topics.
- Standard 1.3 Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
- Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the cultures studied.
Idaho State Content Standards
- Objective: COMM 1.1- Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- Objective: COMP 1.1- Observe formal and informal forms of language.
- Objective: COMM 2.1- Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can express my opinions on the school system, university and professors.
- I can reason through scenarios regarding school and university.
- I can express my own experiences with the school system.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up
1. Discuss the Can-Do Statements with the Students.
2. Have students answer the following questions:
- Was sind euer Lieblingsfächer? Warum? (What is your favorite subject? Why?)
- Welches Fach mögt ihr am wenigsten? Warum? (What subject do you like the least? Why?)
Main Activity
1. Students will watch a segment from Deutschland labor-Folge 1 Schule (0:26-1:35)
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- The purpose is not necessarily to understand all of the facts that are given, but rather focus on what they are seeing-how does it compare?
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3uatU-UH60
2. Discussion Question Ideas:
- Was sind für euch akzeptable Gründe die Schule zu schwänzen? (What are acceptable reasons to skip school?)
- Was macht eine(n) gute(n) Professor(in) aus? (Was für Eigenschaften?) Habt ihr schon einmal eine schlechte Erfahrungen mit eine(n) Professor(in)? (What makes a good professor? (Which characteristics) Have you ever had a bad experience with a professor?)
- Hattet ihr positive oder negative Erfahrungen in dem amerikanischen Schulsystem? Warum? (Have you had more positive or negative experiences in the American school system? Why?)
- Seid ihr noch befreundet mit einem Freund aus eurer Schulzeit? Wie seid ihr in Kontakt geblieben oder warum seid ihr nicht mehr befreundet? (Are you still friends with a friend from your school days? How did you stay in contact or why are you no longer friends?)
- Was findet ihr am schwierigsten bei dem Uni Leben? (What is the hardest part about University life?)
- Möchtet ihr ins Ausland studieren? Wo? (Do you want to study outside the country? Where?)
Wrap-Up
Ask students the following question(s) to finish the activity:
- Hat jemand von euch eine Privatschule besucht? Wie denkt ihr über Privatschulen? (Have any of you attended a private school? What do you think of private schools?)
- Wenn ihr Kinder hätte, würdet ihr ihre Kinder auf eine Privatschule oder eine staatliche Schule schicken? (If you had children, would you send your children to a private or pubic school?)
End of activity:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can express my opinions on the school system, university and professors.
- I can reason through scenarios regarding school and university.
- I can express my own experiences with the school system.
Cultural Resources
Meet the Germans discuss the University System in Germany. This is mostly in English with German subtitles.
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