German Teachers' Conference
Westindia 2024
About the conference
German Teacher Conferences are held every year in India in various parts of the country. German teachers from schools, universities, colleges and other institutions meet to update their knowledge of foreign language teaching methodology as also their knowledge of the culture and civilization of German speaking countries.
These conferences are organised by the Goethe-Institut in cooperation with the Indo-German Teachers' Association InDaF.Together with the Indo-German Teachers Association, Goethe-Institut Mumbai and Pune are organizing this year’s conference on the 9th and 10th of November 2024 in Mumbai for the teachers of West India.
This year’s conference focuses on "Deutschunterricht reloaded: kreativ, digital & berufsorientiert".
Who can participate?
German teachers from West India.
If you are interested, please contact the people mentioned below under contact.
If you are interested, please contact the people mentioned below under contact.
Programme
Here you will find all information about the programme for the German Teachers' Conference 2024.
Venue: Garodia International Centre for Learning Mumbai, 55, 90 Feet Rd, Garodia Nagar, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai 400077
Workshops
As a German teacher abroad, how can I continue my training independently? How do I determine my training needs? These are the questions that will be discussed in this workshop. Based on these questions, we will explore the various options available to us.
Conducted by Seralathan Pannirselvam
Conducted by Seralathan Pannirselvam
What is the role of comprehension in competence-based teaching of German? How can it be promoted? This is the focus of this workshop. We will explore these two questions using examples from four central areas of DaF teaching - vocabulary, grammar, reading and cultural learning.
Conducted by Seralathan Pannirselvam
Conducted by Seralathan Pannirselvam
How high is your energy level? Would you like to recharge your batteries? Do you want to energise your lessons? Then please use energisers in your lessons! What are energisers? What role do they play in the classroom? Why energisers? You will find answers to these questions in the workshop.
A person's attention span is a maximum of 20 minutes. After that, the brain usually switches off! That's why these energisers are so important. These small, playful units stimulate attention, increase concentration and develop class dynamics. They encourage movement and creativity in the classroom. What's more, not only can they be incorporated into lessons without much preparation, but they also help to make lessons varied and dynamic. Energisers create a relaxed and informal atmosphere and help to overcome fear of speaking and inhibitions.
Conducted by Dr. Chitra Dandawate
A person's attention span is a maximum of 20 minutes. After that, the brain usually switches off! That's why these energisers are so important. These small, playful units stimulate attention, increase concentration and develop class dynamics. They encourage movement and creativity in the classroom. What's more, not only can they be incorporated into lessons without much preparation, but they also help to make lessons varied and dynamic. Energisers create a relaxed and informal atmosphere and help to overcome fear of speaking and inhibitions.
Conducted by Dr. Chitra Dandawate
In a world where AI can provide countless pieces of information, write, translate and even correct texts within seconds, the question arises as to how we can ‘reload’ our teaching so that it remains effective and relevant.
What will be the key ‘human’ skill in the future that will lead us and our learners to success? Without question: EI - Emotional Intelligence. EI is not only a significant part of our everyday lives, but according to research, it is also an evident aspect of success in professional life and higher social recognition.
What exactly is EI? How can I use and teach it in the classroom to prepare learners for the target language country?
Why are intra- and interpersonal aspects, understanding learning and leadership emotions (e.g. enjoyment of learning, hope of success in exams) and constructive conflict analysis essential in foreign language teaching?
Let's go down the path of ‘human intelligence’ together using examples from the textbook ‘Prima aktiv’ (Cornelsen).
Conducted by Anjali Kothari-Dugar
What will be the key ‘human’ skill in the future that will lead us and our learners to success? Without question: EI - Emotional Intelligence. EI is not only a significant part of our everyday lives, but according to research, it is also an evident aspect of success in professional life and higher social recognition.
What exactly is EI? How can I use and teach it in the classroom to prepare learners for the target language country?
Why are intra- and interpersonal aspects, understanding learning and leadership emotions (e.g. enjoyment of learning, hope of success in exams) and constructive conflict analysis essential in foreign language teaching?
Let's go down the path of ‘human intelligence’ together using examples from the textbook ‘Prima aktiv’ (Cornelsen).
Conducted by Anjali Kothari-Dugar
The use of digital tools in German as a foreign language (DaF) lessons opens up new didactic possibilities that can make learning more interactive and effective. As a teacher, you should always be on the lookout for new ways to make face-to-face and online lessons more interesting. The use of various apps in the classroom is not a new topic. In this article, four specific, newer apps are presented and their potential in DaF-lessons is examined: Learning Snacks, Edu Pad, Edkimo and Simple My Show.
Learning Snacks offers an easy way to deliver learning content in the form of interactive chatbots, which encourages learners to actively participate and self-monitor.
Edu Pad enables collaborative work in real time and supports the promotion of writing skills through digital whiteboards, which is particularly beneficial in group work.
Edkimo serves as a feedback tool and helps teachers to better understand learners' needs and opinions through surveys and feedback.
Simple My Show allows learners to create their own presentations or explanatory videos, which encourages their creativity and gives them an active role in the learning process.
This workshop examines the possible applications of these tools in DaF-lessons and discusses their advantages and disadvantages in terms of promoting language competence, motivating learners and supporting the teaching process.
Conducted by Gauri Brahme
Learning Snacks offers an easy way to deliver learning content in the form of interactive chatbots, which encourages learners to actively participate and self-monitor.
Edu Pad enables collaborative work in real time and supports the promotion of writing skills through digital whiteboards, which is particularly beneficial in group work.
Edkimo serves as a feedback tool and helps teachers to better understand learners' needs and opinions through surveys and feedback.
Simple My Show allows learners to create their own presentations or explanatory videos, which encourages their creativity and gives them an active role in the learning process.
This workshop examines the possible applications of these tools in DaF-lessons and discusses their advantages and disadvantages in terms of promoting language competence, motivating learners and supporting the teaching process.
Conducted by Gauri Brahme
In this 90-minute workshop, DaF-teachers immerse themselves in the world of creative writing. The aim is to encourage students' motivation to write and expand their ability to express themselves.
Participants will learn various techniques and methods for integrating creative writing into the classroom. Through interactive exercises and group work, they will discover how they can stimulate the writing process and help their students to develop their own stories and ideas.
In addition, innovative approaches that support creative writing will be introduced, including picture prompts, writing games and digital tools. The workshop offers practical examples that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
Participants will learn various techniques and methods for integrating creative writing into the classroom. Through interactive exercises and group work, they will discover how they can stimulate the writing process and help their students to develop their own stories and ideas.
In addition, innovative approaches that support creative writing will be introduced, including picture prompts, writing games and digital tools. The workshop offers practical examples that can be implemented immediately in the classroom.
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
This workshop focuses on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in language learning. Teachers will discover how AI-supported applications can create personalised learning paths for students and make lessons more dynamic.
Special attention is paid to the integration of AI images that visually enrich the learning process and stimulate students' creativity. Teachers learn how to incorporate visual AI content into their lessons to illustrate complex topics.
The aim is to familiarise teachers with the potential and challenges of AI in education and to present them with practical application examples that they can implement immediately in the classroom.
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
Special attention is paid to the integration of AI images that visually enrich the learning process and stimulate students' creativity. Teachers learn how to incorporate visual AI content into their lessons to illustrate complex topics.
The aim is to familiarise teachers with the potential and challenges of AI in education and to present them with practical application examples that they can implement immediately in the classroom.
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
This dynamic workshop is all about the exciting world of language learning apps and digital tools that can revolutionise the learning process. Teachers will have the opportunity to learn about a variety of innovative applications that not only promote language mastery but also increase student engagement. Through interactive demonstrations and hands-on exercises, participants will dive deep into the features and benefits of these technologies. They will learn which apps have proven particularly successful and how they can seamlessly integrate them into their lessons. The goal of this workshop is to provide teachers with valuable strategies to creatively utilise digital tools to create a motivating, interactive learning environment that engages students and encourages independent learning.
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
Conducted by Renuka Joshi
‘Man is only man where he plays.’ Friedrich Schiller
Theatre and learning new languages - do they go together? Of course!
This workshop is about the use of theatre-based games in the classroom, with simple methods and techniques, language didactics and content-related links with subject areas, phonetics, intonation and breaking down language barriers. Suitable for learners of all ages from level A1. Relaxation, concentration and warm-up exercises are an important part of the workshop, and theatre exercises and storytelling in language lessons enrich learning and arouse the curiosity and enjoyment of the learners. This enables a lively and sustainable learning process. Playful learning enables learners to approach a new language and culture holistically, with body, mind and soul, and thus to internalise the newly acquired knowledge permanently.
The new language is anchored more deeply through personal experience in the game and supports the learners' motivation.
Conducted by Jasmine Ghandtchi
Theatre and learning new languages - do they go together? Of course!
This workshop is about the use of theatre-based games in the classroom, with simple methods and techniques, language didactics and content-related links with subject areas, phonetics, intonation and breaking down language barriers. Suitable for learners of all ages from level A1. Relaxation, concentration and warm-up exercises are an important part of the workshop, and theatre exercises and storytelling in language lessons enrich learning and arouse the curiosity and enjoyment of the learners. This enables a lively and sustainable learning process. Playful learning enables learners to approach a new language and culture holistically, with body, mind and soul, and thus to internalise the newly acquired knowledge permanently.
The new language is anchored more deeply through personal experience in the game and supports the learners' motivation.
Conducted by Jasmine Ghandtchi
Music in GFL lessons ‘I don't speak, I sing - German songs in the classroom’
Music opens up, connects and promotes different skills in learners.
It is an excellent learning opportunity for language acquisition, as it offers a particularly wide range of possibilities for learning language on several levels in a sustainable and effective and enjoyable way. The main focus here is on listening and speaking and the ‘empty ear’ method.
At this event, we want to discover some of the treasures that music has to offer in the classroom for language acquisition.
For all levels, recommended from A2.
Conducted by Jasmine Ghandtchi
Music opens up, connects and promotes different skills in learners.
It is an excellent learning opportunity for language acquisition, as it offers a particularly wide range of possibilities for learning language on several levels in a sustainable and effective and enjoyable way. The main focus here is on listening and speaking and the ‘empty ear’ method.
At this event, we want to discover some of the treasures that music has to offer in the classroom for language acquisition.
For all levels, recommended from A2.
Conducted by Jasmine Ghandtchi
Even though AI tools are incredibly powerful, their success often depends on how precise and effective the prompts are. In this interactive workshop, we will focus on how to properly formulate these prompts for AI tools. We will go through various strategies and best practices to ensure that the inputs are optimal to achieve the desired results.
Conducted by Puneet Kaur
Conducted by Puneet Kaur
This workshop focuses on classroom activities that demonstrate how linking language and body movement through creative activities is a fundamental learning strategy. Children demonstrate through physical responses that they understand and process the meaning of words or structures.
During the workshop, the methodological procedure ‘Total Physical Response’ (TPR) will be presented, demonstrating that motor skills and language acquisition can be combined well in early DaF-lessons. Creative and playful activities are used to show how children first have to touch and move the things around them in order to gain information and knowledge. This also means learning with all the senses in the classroom, because such activities are of great importance for cognitive processes and lead to a pleasant and effective learning experience.
Conducted by Uma Iyer
During the workshop, the methodological procedure ‘Total Physical Response’ (TPR) will be presented, demonstrating that motor skills and language acquisition can be combined well in early DaF-lessons. Creative and playful activities are used to show how children first have to touch and move the things around them in order to gain information and knowledge. This also means learning with all the senses in the classroom, because such activities are of great importance for cognitive processes and lead to a pleasant and effective learning experience.
Conducted by Uma Iyer
Be ready to revolutionise your teaching with AI!
In today's changing educational landscape, AI is becoming a valuable tool to support and encourage German learners. This 90-minute interactive workshop entitled ‘AI: Our new assistant for DaF-lessons’ is designed to help DaF-teachers utilise the potential of AI tools effectively. The focus is on training these AI systems in such a way that they complement and optimise teaching processes.
Participants will actively work with AI to create customised exercises, develop dynamic lesson plans and provide instant feedback - all while saving time and effort. The workshop will guide teachers to evaluate different AI platforms by comparing their strengths, weaknesses and usefulness in the classroom. This will allow participants to select the tools that best suit their needs. Through hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to train AI assistants to better support their didactic approaches.
The workshop will provide hands-on training on fine-tuning AI responses and integrating AI-generated content into the classroom. A comparative analysis of common AI tools will help participants understand their options and make informed decisions.
At the end of the workshop, teachers will have the knowledge and skills to integrate AI into their teaching.
Conducted by Laxmi Sekhar Kalepu
In today's changing educational landscape, AI is becoming a valuable tool to support and encourage German learners. This 90-minute interactive workshop entitled ‘AI: Our new assistant for DaF-lessons’ is designed to help DaF-teachers utilise the potential of AI tools effectively. The focus is on training these AI systems in such a way that they complement and optimise teaching processes.
Participants will actively work with AI to create customised exercises, develop dynamic lesson plans and provide instant feedback - all while saving time and effort. The workshop will guide teachers to evaluate different AI platforms by comparing their strengths, weaknesses and usefulness in the classroom. This will allow participants to select the tools that best suit their needs. Through hands-on demonstrations, participants will learn how to train AI assistants to better support their didactic approaches.
The workshop will provide hands-on training on fine-tuning AI responses and integrating AI-generated content into the classroom. A comparative analysis of common AI tools will help participants understand their options and make informed decisions.
At the end of the workshop, teachers will have the knowledge and skills to integrate AI into their teaching.
Conducted by Laxmi Sekhar Kalepu
The aim of this workshop is to familiarise teachers of German as a foreign language (DaF) with the importance of soft skills and to teach them methods for using them effectively in the classroom.
During the workshop, participants will be familiarised with practical teaching scenarios that illustrate the interplay between hard skills and soft skills in DaF-teachers. The scenarios show that effective teaching is based on a combination of both skills: Hard skills form the technical basis, while soft skills play a decisive role in supporting students individually and providing them with optimal support.
Participants in the workshop will gain a deeper understanding of how they can use their hard skills and soft skills in a targeted and balanced way to make their teaching even more effective and sustainable.
Conducted by Helen Jhaveri
During the workshop, participants will be familiarised with practical teaching scenarios that illustrate the interplay between hard skills and soft skills in DaF-teachers. The scenarios show that effective teaching is based on a combination of both skills: Hard skills form the technical basis, while soft skills play a decisive role in supporting students individually and providing them with optimal support.
Participants in the workshop will gain a deeper understanding of how they can use their hard skills and soft skills in a targeted and balanced way to make their teaching even more effective and sustainable.
Conducted by Helen Jhaveri
In this workshop, participants will learn varied and creative methods for working with young adult literature and authentic picture stories in German lessons. Through self-experience and reflection, they will be sensitised to the targeted promotion of learners' reading and writing skills as well as to simple and target group-appropriate storytelling techniques. The workshop is particularly aimed at German teachers at schools who teach young people aged 12-14 (language level: A1/A2).
Conducted by Amrita Dhara
Conducted by Amrita Dhara
Evaluation is an important part of language teaching, whether for beginners or advanced learners. Various interactive, digital and creative teaching and learning methods have found their place in contemporary Daf-lessons. When it comes to evaluation, however, traditional evaluation methods such as written tests and oral examinations are in the foreground.
This workshop will focus on how creative and digital methods can also be used for evaluation during lessons. In addition to the theoretical part, this workshop will show how evaluation can take place in a way that motivates learners instead of the usual ways.
Afterwards, the participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and check the applicability of the options presented in the workshop.
Conducted by Dr. Aparna Sahasrabudhe & Sayali Mahajan
This workshop will focus on how creative and digital methods can also be used for evaluation during lessons. In addition to the theoretical part, this workshop will show how evaluation can take place in a way that motivates learners instead of the usual ways.
Afterwards, the participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas and check the applicability of the options presented in the workshop.
Conducted by Dr. Aparna Sahasrabudhe & Sayali Mahajan
The main aim of successful foreign language teaching is to apply what has been learnt in authentic situations. But when teaching the foreign language or in our case German abroad (for example in India), it can be difficult to create authentic speaking situations for the learners. A simple and creative solution to this is the use of various websites. These are a good source for teaching topics related to the country and can also be used to review a lot of the content learnt in class, such as grammar and vocabulary. Not forgetting the sense of achievement after successfully engaging with authentic materials, which is invaluable for learning success.
The workshop introduces various websites and their diverse applications in German lessons. These websites can be used in both offline and online courses. The workshop will also cover the advantages and disadvantages of digital media in the classroom as well as media skills and the demands placed on teachers.
In the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to actively work with the websites themselves and create new tasks in mutual discussion.
The workshop will focus primarily on beginner levels, but will also cover some topics for advanced learners of German.
Conducted by Shilpa Datar
The workshop introduces various websites and their diverse applications in German lessons. These websites can be used in both offline and online courses. The workshop will also cover the advantages and disadvantages of digital media in the classroom as well as media skills and the demands placed on teachers.
In the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to actively work with the websites themselves and create new tasks in mutual discussion.
The workshop will focus primarily on beginner levels, but will also cover some topics for advanced learners of German.
Conducted by Shilpa Datar
Before 2020, learning languages online was almost inconceivable. Until then, haptic, interactive learning was of great importance. The use of digital materials in German lessons became more important during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Today, however, digitalisation is a matter of course.
Learners like to engage with media and digital learning materials. This use is practical and easy to implement. Teachers therefore need to stay on the ball.
This workshop will present the most effective digital tools and language learning apps that make German lessons more interesting and easier to organise both online and offline. Practical tips for teaching German as well as the disadvantages and limitations of using such materials will also be discussed.
Conducted by Aishwarya Damle
Learners like to engage with media and digital learning materials. This use is practical and easy to implement. Teachers therefore need to stay on the ball.
This workshop will present the most effective digital tools and language learning apps that make German lessons more interesting and easier to organise both online and offline. Practical tips for teaching German as well as the disadvantages and limitations of using such materials will also be discussed.
Conducted by Aishwarya Damle
This workshop gives school teachers a comprehensive insight into the dual training system in Germany. We will shed light on the various training occupations and compare dual training with university study. The aim is to highlight the advantages and challenges of dual training and provide teachers with tools to inform their students and refer them specifically to our advice centre. Practical examples and interactive discussions will enable participants to broaden their students' career prospects and help them make decisions.
Conducted by Rajeshwari Manjrekar & Shruti Naigaonkar
Conducted by Rajeshwari Manjrekar & Shruti Naigaonkar
In order to remedy the shortage of skilled labour and nursing staff in Germany, the Federal Government has introduced measures to simplify and accelerate the recruitment of foreign skilled workers. To this end, immigrants and emigrants must be provided with language and vocational qualification programmes as well as support in finding their way in everyday and working life.
This workshop is intended to familiarise you with some of these materials. The digital resources presented here can also be used very creatively in the classroom. This workshop is therefore an attempt to combine digital, creative and vocational language elements.
Conducated by Alaknanda Kale
This workshop is intended to familiarise you with some of these materials. The digital resources presented here can also be used very creatively in the classroom. This workshop is therefore an attempt to combine digital, creative and vocational language elements.
Conducated by Alaknanda Kale
Germany, at the heart of Europe, attracts workers from all over the world, including India. To be successful in professional life, solid language skills are indispensable. In addition to the general language, specialised language skills are required, as well as the ability to express oneself in writing and orally in a manner appropriate to the situation and taking local customs into account.
Indian professionals have been working in Germany for many years, especially in fields such as medicine and nursing, and their numbers are growing every year. What can they expect in their new working environment in Germany? How should they prepare? How can everyday working life run as smoothly as possible?
In this workshop, you will get to know the textbooks from Hueber Verlag that answer precisely these questions. You will gain insights into the working world of doctors and nurses and get a taste of their specialised language. You can use these textbooks to prepare your learners specifically for their work in Germany.
Conducted by Rajashree Tirumalai-Hörig
Indian professionals have been working in Germany for many years, especially in fields such as medicine and nursing, and their numbers are growing every year. What can they expect in their new working environment in Germany? How should they prepare? How can everyday working life run as smoothly as possible?
In this workshop, you will get to know the textbooks from Hueber Verlag that answer precisely these questions. You will gain insights into the working world of doctors and nurses and get a taste of their specialised language. You can use these textbooks to prepare your learners specifically for their work in Germany.
Conducted by Rajashree Tirumalai-Hörig
Nowadays, digital media have become an integral part of teaching. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the exploration and implementation of these diverse digital tools. At the same time, dealing with heterogeneity, especially in the language classroom, remains an ongoing challenge. Although learners in India often share similar cultural backgrounds, there are significant differences in learning styles and performance.
This paper explores the potential of digital tools to bridge these differences in performance and promote individualised teaching. It aims to develop strategies that make it possible to organise lessons in such a way that they offer a variety of content and methodological learning paths for each participant. Special attention is paid to the individuality of learners.
Through the targeted use of digital media, individual learning paths can be supported more effectively, learner motivation can be increased and the learning process can be organised more flexibly. It is emphasised that the focus should not be on the tools themselves, but on the pedagogical intention to respond to the specific needs of individual learners.
The workshop will present selected digital tools that have proven to be particularly effective in designing differentiated lessons for heterogeneous groups. These tools open up new possibilities for an interactive and inclusive learning environment in which learners can actively participate in lesson design. Although the initial implementation of these methods may require additional preparation time, it promises more efficient and effective teaching practice in the long term. This approach not only promotes individual learning progress, but also prepares students for the increasingly digitalised world of education and work.
Conducted by Juhi Thakkar
This paper explores the potential of digital tools to bridge these differences in performance and promote individualised teaching. It aims to develop strategies that make it possible to organise lessons in such a way that they offer a variety of content and methodological learning paths for each participant. Special attention is paid to the individuality of learners.
Through the targeted use of digital media, individual learning paths can be supported more effectively, learner motivation can be increased and the learning process can be organised more flexibly. It is emphasised that the focus should not be on the tools themselves, but on the pedagogical intention to respond to the specific needs of individual learners.
The workshop will present selected digital tools that have proven to be particularly effective in designing differentiated lessons for heterogeneous groups. These tools open up new possibilities for an interactive and inclusive learning environment in which learners can actively participate in lesson design. Although the initial implementation of these methods may require additional preparation time, it promises more efficient and effective teaching practice in the long term. This approach not only promotes individual learning progress, but also prepares students for the increasingly digitalised world of education and work.
Conducted by Juhi Thakkar
Foreign language didactics has been noticeably affected by the consequences of the corona pandemic. The new digital technologies are therefore given a special place in the process of teaching and learning and are very widespread in today's foreign language lessons. Learners are very familiar with the new media. Foreign language learning should therefore adapt to the new digital lifestyle. Media such as podcasts can also be used successfully in foreign language teaching. As part of Web 2.0, podcasts have become increasingly popular in recent years. Podcasts are new media that are widely available today and offer a wide range of different topics that are relevant in DaF-lessons. Numerous podcasts suitable for different language levels are produced for foreign language learning.
This workshop will attempt to demonstrate the didactic possibilities, relevance and advantages of podcasts over traditional listening texts. Not only learners but also teachers can benefit from podcasts. The sensible use of audio podcasts can motivate learners and effectively support German learning.
Conducted by Sayli Yadav
This workshop will attempt to demonstrate the didactic possibilities, relevance and advantages of podcasts over traditional listening texts. Not only learners but also teachers can benefit from podcasts. The sensible use of audio podcasts can motivate learners and effectively support German learning.
Conducted by Sayli Yadav
In a constantly changing educational landscape, it is becoming increasingly important for German teachers to prepare their pupils and students for an increasingly dynamic professional world. But how can we creatively and effectively integrate the topics of career guidance, communication and soft skills into German lessons?
This interactive workshop is aimed at teachers at all levels of education who want to redesign their lessons and enrich them with practical, digital and creative methods. Together, we will explore innovative approaches to integrating job-specific topics, preparing for technical language and promoting important soft skills such as teamwork and conflict resolution.
In this workshop, we will first look at how job-specific topics - from technical language to job application training - can be integrated into German lessons in a creative and motivating way. The concept of pre-integration plays a central role here: we will show how learners can be familiarised with the linguistic and cultural requirements of the world of work at an early stage in order to facilitate their transition into training and employment. We discuss practical methods that are tailored to both school and university contexts and jointly develop teaching units that are tailored to the requirements of different professional fields. A particular focus is on promoting professional communication skills and soft skills through innovative digital tools and interactive formats.
You will learn how to prepare learners with different levels of prior knowledge for starting a career, how to encourage their own initiative and how to make learning more fun at the same time. Let's rethink German lessons together - practical, motivating and future-orientated!
Join us and bring a breath of fresh air into your lessons!
Due to time constraints, we may concentrate on the most important core topics in order to provide you with practical and realisable methods for teaching German.
Conducted by Saumitra Joshi
This interactive workshop is aimed at teachers at all levels of education who want to redesign their lessons and enrich them with practical, digital and creative methods. Together, we will explore innovative approaches to integrating job-specific topics, preparing for technical language and promoting important soft skills such as teamwork and conflict resolution.
In this workshop, we will first look at how job-specific topics - from technical language to job application training - can be integrated into German lessons in a creative and motivating way. The concept of pre-integration plays a central role here: we will show how learners can be familiarised with the linguistic and cultural requirements of the world of work at an early stage in order to facilitate their transition into training and employment. We discuss practical methods that are tailored to both school and university contexts and jointly develop teaching units that are tailored to the requirements of different professional fields. A particular focus is on promoting professional communication skills and soft skills through innovative digital tools and interactive formats.
You will learn how to prepare learners with different levels of prior knowledge for starting a career, how to encourage their own initiative and how to make learning more fun at the same time. Let's rethink German lessons together - practical, motivating and future-orientated!
Join us and bring a breath of fresh air into your lessons!
Due to time constraints, we may concentrate on the most important core topics in order to provide you with practical and realisable methods for teaching German.
Conducted by Saumitra Joshi
Speakers
SWATI DEOGIRE
swati.deogire@goethe.de
SHALINI ROY
shalini.roy@goethe.de
