Resources
On this page you will find a review of web - and other - resources for German language learning and teaching. While the links on this page are mostly language oriented, there are links to pages for other areas of interest. Just click on the link.
Keep visiting often to see new material as the website builds.
Have fun exploring!
If you are looking for resources of Special Services for disabilities and/or the gifted visit my Web site Enabling Exceptional Learners.
Keep visiting often to see new material as the website builds.
Have fun exploring!
If you are looking for resources of Special Services for disabilities and/or the gifted visit my Web site Enabling Exceptional Learners.
German Language and Culture
Below you will find Web sites with interesting material for German language learners.
The two following websites are entirely in German. Their primary targets are teachers of German as a foreign language. Students should have no trouble navigating, though, provided they either have a clear understanding of what they are looking for and have had two years of German, or have been given clear instructions by their teacher of what the name of the exercise is.
Web Site Evaluation
A site evaluation tool (S.E.T.) was used to evaluate a website that had lesson plans and activities for students. Since such sites are non-existent for German-as-a-foreign-language classes, I used the closest I could find which was German Steps of the BBC. Here you can look at the revised score sheet and evaluation.
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Literary Resources for German I-II-III-IV-AP
Textbooks are not sufficient to really learn a language or understand another culture. It is necessary to practice the language by reading, writing and speaking. To understand another culture one should read authentic texts. In this section you will find a multi-cultural bibliography of books that may be used in German I-IV and AP classes. I have described the context and explained how I plan to use the books in the classroom. Parents, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
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InformationsquellenIn addition to the resources on this page students will need resources for assignments and their own projects and research. In this section you can find links to more specific content.
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Multicultural Resources
In the section of Multicultural Resources you can find material that supports diversity in society and in the classroom. The material is not necessarily German language specific and therefore a good resource for any teacher, students, or anyone interested in diversity.
Exceptional Learners
Visit my Web site Enabling Exceptional Learners to learn more about students with disabilities, talented and gifted students and twice-gifted students. The Web site gives information about the law, professional ethics, characteristics and teaching methods, as well as an abundance of local (Spotsylvania and Virginia), national and international resources. The site has pages in Spanish and German as well.
Citing Sources
You must cite your sources for any paper you submit for your German class. You may choose MLA or APA. Please remember which one you use and use that style consistently. Please be aware that at University level you will probably need to cite APA style, so you may want to practice.
You can find the guidelines at the Long Island Universtiy Web site of C.W. Post Campus (B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library):
APA guidelines
MLA guidelines
You may also use Noodletools to monitor your progress and help you stay organized. Be aware that your school must have an account. You will need a password. Ask the librarians.
When you work on quarterly projects, you will deal with all kinds of sources. You will need to sort them into primary, secondary and tertiary. The University of Maryland has an excellent Web page on the subject.
Noodletools lets you pre-sort you list by type of source as you go. Use it.
You can find the guidelines at the Long Island Universtiy Web site of C.W. Post Campus (B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library):
APA guidelines
MLA guidelines
You may also use Noodletools to monitor your progress and help you stay organized. Be aware that your school must have an account. You will need a password. Ask the librarians.
When you work on quarterly projects, you will deal with all kinds of sources. You will need to sort them into primary, secondary and tertiary. The University of Maryland has an excellent Web page on the subject.
Noodletools lets you pre-sort you list by type of source as you go. Use it.
Web Search Strategies
To find out what the best way is to find good material for German classes, check out my conclusions at the bottom of the page on search engines and strategies.