Spotlight on learning and teaching German

Following on from the superb article featuring John le Carré celebrating why we should learn German, and the fantastic buzz this gave to language teachers around the country, ALL wanted to join the celebration of all things German.

Here we highlight why people should learn German, where to start your journey as a German learner, how you can give your classroom a boost as a teacher of German, and how you might introduce German to learners in your school.

Journalist and broadcaster, Rosie Goldsmith, wrote a piece on the value of learning German for ALL’s flagship publication Languages Today and we thought there was no time like the present to bring this to you again.

 

Take a look at Nicola McLelland’s insight on why we have been learning German in the UK, looking right back to 1600.

 

WHY LEARN GERMAN?

 

WHERE CAN I LEARN GERMAN?

 

GERMAN TEACHERS – AN IDEAS BOOST!

  • Engaging lesson ideas to teach and learn German
  • Access a fantastic repository of lesson ideas using texts and links to German resources, featuring poems, rhymes, jokes and songs and much more, by using the ALL Literature wiki
  • Voyage Kids – a website for primary pupils packed with interactive features, games and stories to help children in the UK and Germany find out about each other’s language and culture
  • The UK-German Bears project– Alex and Ben, the UK-German bears, travel to schools around the UK and Germany to support intercultural and language learning. UK schools are matched up with a German partner school to work with on this fun, interactive three-week project for primary children, which helps them learn about each other’s language and culture.

 

INTRODUCING GERMAN IN YOUR SCHOOL