Ab Initio Language Teaching in British Higher Education : : The Case of German / / edited by Ulrike Bavendiek [and three others].

Drawing extensively on the expertise of teachers of German in universities across the UK, this volume offers an overview of recent trends, new pedagogical approaches and practical guidance for teaching at beginners level in the higher education classroom. At a time when entries for UK school exams i...

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Place / Publishing House:London : : UCL Press,, 2022.
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Advances in language education
Physical Description:1 online resource (244 pages).
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  • <P>Foreword by Martin Durrell</p><p>Editors' introduction</p><p>SECTION 1: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS</p><p>1 Beginners German: <i>Ja, bitte</i>! Development and status quo of German <i>ab initio </i>education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universities<i>Martina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander </i><i> </i></p><p>2 German <i>ab initio</i> in Languages for All programmes: Student profiles and course design <i>Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak</i></p><p>3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learning<i>Kasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein</i></p><p>SECTION 2: PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING METHODS</p><p>4 Reading literature in the <i>ab initio</i> classroom<i>Daniela Dora and Katharina Forster</i></p><p>5 Using music in <i>ab initio</i> courses <i>Kirsten Mericka</i></p><p>6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German<i> ab initio </i>classroom<i>Birgit Smith</i></p><p>7 Selecting the right resources for beginners level: A textbook evaluation<i>Christian Mossmann</i></p><p>8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of </p><p><i>ab initio </i><i>-</i><i> </i><i>Eva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus</i></p><p> SECTION 3: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES</p><p>9 The 'flipped classroom' approach in the German beginner context<i>Mandy Poetzsch</i></p><p>10 New approaches to feedback in <i>ab initio</i> language classes: a case study<i>Ruth Winter</i></p><p>11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary </p><p>teaching and learning <i>Silke Mentchen</i></p><p>12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: What should they look like? An evaluation </p><p>with a particular view to German language acquisition<i>Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys</i></p><p> SECTION 4: LEARNER FOCUS </p><p>13 Developing learner autonomy in German <i>ab initio</i> programmes<i>Thomas Jochum-Critchley</i></p><p>14 Individual Differences in <i>ab initio </i>language learning: Working with learners' strengths<i>Ulrike Bavendiek</i></p> <P><i>List of figures and tables</i><i>List of contributors</i><br><i>Glossary and list of abbreviations</i><br><i>Foreword </i>by Martin Durrell<br><i>Acknowledgements</i><br><br>Editors' introduction<br><i>Ulrike Bavendiek, Silke Mentchen, Christian Mossmann and Dagmar Paulus</i><br>Part I Trends and Developments<br><br> 1 Beginners' German<i>Ja, bitte!</i> Development and status quo of German <i>ab initio</i> education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universities <i>Martina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander</i><br> 2 German <i>ab initio </i>in Languages for All programmes: student profiles and course design <i>Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak</i><br> 3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learning <i>Kasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein</i><br>Part II Pedagogy and teaching methods<br><br>4 Reading literature in the <i>ab initio</i> classroom<br><i>Daniela Dora and Katharina Forster</i><br> 5 Using music in<i> ab initio</i> courses <i>Kirsten Mericka</i><br> 6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German <i>ab initio</i> classroom <i>Birgit Smith</i><br> 7 Selecting the right resources for beginners' level: a textbook evaluation <i>Christian Mossmann</i><br> 8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of <i>ab initio</i><i>Eva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus</i><br> 9 The 'flipped classroom' approach in the German beginner context <i>Mandy Poetzsch</i><br> 10 New approaches to feedback in <i>ab initio</i> language classes: a case study <i>Ruth R. Winter</i><br> 11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary teaching and learning <i>Silke Mentchen</i><br> 12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: what should they look like? An evaluation with a particular view to German language acquisition <i>Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys</i><br>Part IV Learner Focus<br><br> 13 Developing learner autonomy in German <i>ab initio</i> programmes <i>Thomas Jochum-Critchley</i><br> 14 Individual differences in <i>ab initio</i> language learning: working with learners' strengths <i>Ulrike Bavendiek</i><br><i>Index</i></p>.