german information session 2013
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Parent sessionTRANSCRIPT
Herzlich Willkommen - Welcome
German Information Sessionfor New Parents
Claudia Walther-GriffoBettina von BodiscoNicole BunkStefanie GeorgeDoris TavernaClaudia Glass
The German Team
The German Program
- KG & grade 1 German taught in classAdvanced as pull-out
The German Program
- Grade 2, 3, 4, 5German taught in
different ability groups(Basic, Developing, Advanced)
German Grouping
BASIC: Introduction to the German language
Developing: BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)
Advanced:CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)
The German Program
- Link with Units of Inquiry- 4 Unit per year
First Units in GermanKinder-garten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5
Who we are
Our kindergarten community has Individuals who share common goals.
Who we are
Every individual learns in a different way.
Who we are
Being healthy depends on the choices we make.
Where we are in time and place
Historical evidence allows us to make sense of how past civilzations shape how we live today.
Who we are
Every individual has a role to play within a community.
How we organize ourselves
Media affect how we access, process and share information.
Learning Logs
Every two weeks, students will be given a German learning log.
Homeroom learning logs and German learning logs are given on alternate weeks.
Factors which influence language learning
“ ’[Language] learners who have highly developed language skills (such as reading, writing and richness of vocabulary) in their native language will most likely find that these skills facilitate second language acquisition’,
though this has been less explored in L3 learners. ”
(Tracey Tokuhama, 2013)
Ten Key Factors which influence language learning
1. Timing (Windows of Opportunity) 2. Aptitude 3. Motivation 4. Strategy 5. Consistency 6. Opportunity and support (home, school, community) 7. Linguistic and historic relationship between languages 8. Siblings 9. Gender 10. Hand-use as a reflection of cerebral dominance for languages
Please find Tracey Tokuhama’s speech and her PowerPoint slides with links to lectures on YouTube on our blogs:http://blogs.zis.ch/lsgerman/http://blogs.zis.ch/multilinguals/category/tracey-tokuhama-espinosa/
Literature Libraries
and Book Stores
Lower School LibraryOffers a growing selection of German books
Lower School LibraryGerman National Geographic - Kids
German Department
First readers available in German• Honor System• Available close to Viki Stiebert’s office
Wädenswil Bücherei -Library Card-The Wädenswil library supports our school by providing books by topic
Wädenswil Bibliothek Schönenbergstrasse 21Postfach 4838820 Wädenswil
10 Franken annual fee for a child’s library card
Kinderbuchläden
KinderbuchladenOberdorfstrasse 328001 Zürich Telefon: 044 265 30 00
Kinderbuchläden
Orell Füssli, Kramhof Füsslistrasse 4 8001 Zürich
German Blog
Thank you!
All German teachers will now be available in their classrooms.