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Journal articles on the topic "German language Study and teaching (Primary) Victoria"
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J. Sosulski, Michael. "Workshop in German Drama." Scenario: A Journal of Performative Teaching, Learning, Research II, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 7–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.33178/scenario.2.1.2.
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This article presents a model for teaching a true four-skills second language course in German using student drama performance as the primary vehicle of instruction. Students in this workshop-style course learn to closely read literary German drama while enacting key scenes using authentic period acting techniques. Both the study of literary drama and the historical acting techniques with which they were performed offer students special access to important elements of German culture during notable eras while sharpening their mastery of advanced vocabulary and linguistic structure in German. The value of teaching drama through active learning, as well as the use of reflection in assessment are among the topics explored in this article. This article presents a model for teaching a true four-skills second language course in German using student drama performance as the primary vehicle of instruction. Students in this workshop-style course learn to closely read literary German drama while enacting key scenes using authentic period acting techniques. Both the study of literary drama and the historical acting techniques with which they were performed offer students special access to important elements of German culture during notable eras while sharpening their mastery of advanced vocabulary and linguistic structure in German. The value of teaching drama through active learning, as well as the use of reflection in assessment are among the topics explored in this article.
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Nijemčević Perović, Marija. "Using Social Strategies in Teaching German as a Foreign Language at Primary School Level." Филолог – часопис за језик књижевност и културу 22, no. 22 (December 30, 2020): 216–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.21618/fil2022216n.
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The major purpose of this quantitative research is to investigate the frequency of social learning strategies used in teaching German as a foreign language within the population of primary school students of the higher grade (corresponding to the age of 11 to 14). Furthermore, the aim of this study is to explore the statistically significant differences between pupil’s gender, age, second language performance assessment as predictors and social learning strategies as dependent variables. The research was done during the first semester of the school year 2019 / 2020 with 218 students. The modified questionnaire Strategy Inventory for Language Learning designed by Rebecca Oxford, Likert and Guttman scale were used for data collection. The Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient of the modified scale was α = .89. The research data was analysed by a quantitative method with IBM SPSS 23 and the results revealed that the primary school learners employed social learning strategies with an average value of 3.30, which represents a medium frequency of use. Results have shown that female students tend to use social learning strategies more frequently than males (Mf = 11.05; Mm = 9.74) and their usage becomes less intense with age (М5 = 4.14, М6 = 3.69, М7 = 2.42, М8 = 2.39). Performance assessment is not contributing significantly to their frequency (rho = .18, p = .39). The Mann - Whitney U test is used to compare whether there is a statistically significant difference in the dependent variable for two independent groups: students in late childhood and students in early adolescence. Results have shown that the second group of students use rarer social learning strategies than the first. Therefore, older learners were exposed to the strategies input. The Wilcoxon signed - rank test was used to compare repeated measurements on a single sample to assess whether their population mean ranks differ. Results have shown that strategies input contributing statistically significant to the detected changes in a date caused by strategies input (z = - 5.24 , p = .01). The slight difference between arithmetic means (М1 = 3.22; М2 = 3.36) was explained with the Affective filter hypothesis Stephen Krashen developed in the 1980s. This paper points out the importance of using social strategies in teaching and learning German as a foreign language. Pedagogical implications refer to some important indicators of social learning strategies – symmetrical and complementary interpersonal communication and the use of cooperative learning principles in the classroom.
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Solomakha, Anzhelika. "APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FORMATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE GRAMMAR COMPETENCE IN THE PROCESS OF EARLY LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES (IN THE EXAMPLE OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE)." OPEN EDUCATIONAL E-ENVIRONMENT OF MODERN UNIVERSITY, no. 8 (2020): 121–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.28925/2414-0325.2020.8.11.
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The methodology of teaching foreign languages is constantly looking for ways to effectively master foreign languages by primary school students. The article deals with the possibility of using digital and multimedia technologies in the process of forming foreign language grammar competence of younger students on the example of the German language. The analysis of foreign experience proved the relevance of the introduction of such technologies in the teaching process of educational institutions of all levels, but it also noted the lack of studying the method of using digital and multimedia tools in the process of forming foreign language competence of primary school students, in particular when learning grammar in German. It is considered that in modern educational development conditions it is important to take into account the features of modern students, who are digital native, and the use of digital and multimedia technologies in German lessons is a natural and understandable tool for them. Future teachers and those, who are practicing the early language teaching, need to overcome psychological barriers and doubts about the effectiveness of new tools to make digital and multimedia technology a daily practice. The article proposes digital and multimedia resources and programs that can be used in the process of forming a foreign grammar competence at different stages of grammar processing, while fully complying with the requirements of the program "Foreign Languages for General and Specialty Educational Institutions 1-4 classes" of Ukraine. The comparative analysis of online resources intended for the study of foreign languages, including German, with the existing foreign language program for the New Ukrainian School (2018), taking into account the level of foreign language communication competence at the time of graduation from 4th grade, allowed to systematize existing digital networks on the Internet and cartoon resources in accordance with vocabulary stock and vocabulary topics, which will help to apply them effectively in German lessons, to increase the motivation of younger students, to encourage an independent study of a foreign language
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Wilden, Eva, and Raphaela Porsch. "Teachers’ self‐reported L1 and L2 use and self‐assessed L2 proficiency in primary EFL education." Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching 10, no. 3 (September 30, 2020): 631–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/ssllt.2020.10.3.9.
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This study investigates teachers’ first language (L1, German) and second language (L2, English) use in the primary English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom in two federal German states. It particularly focuses on the question of whether a more frequent, (self-reported) use of the L2 is positively correlated to teachers’ professional qualification as well as (self-assessed) L2 proficiency. To this end, data was collected in 2017 through an online survey among German primary teachers teaching EFL in year 4 (N = 844). L2 use was assessed through a 4-point Likert scale comprising 16 items on various classroom situations. L1 use was surveyed with an open question on situations of L1 use in the L2 classroom. Moreover, teachers self-assessed their L2 proficiency with a 4-point Likert scale and adapted CEFR descriptors for speaking. Findings indicate that teachers claim to use the L2 more in L2-related situations and the L1 more in classroom management situations. The study shows that teachers with a higher formal qualification tend to assess their L2 proficiency higher and claim to use the L2 more often in the primary EFL classroom. In contrast, teachers with a lower formal qualification tend to assess their L2 proficiency lower and claim to use the L1 more frequently in the L2 classroom.
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Behrent, Sigrid, Sabine Doff, Nicole Marx, and Gudrun Ziegler. "Review of doctoral research in second language acquisition in Germany (2006–2009)." Language Teaching 44, no. 2 (February 22, 2011): 237–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261444810000455.
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Our overview of current dissertation work at German universities has identified four main strands of research interest within the field of second language acquisition (SLA). The 38 Ph.D. theses reviewed here were all read between 2006 and 2009 and fall into the subject areas of: foreign language (FL) teaching in primary school, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and multilingual pedagogy, language learner autonomy, and multimedia and language learning. Research methods are mostly qualitative in nature, although method and instrument triangulation are common, and studies often involve smaller research groups. The focus of study tends to be quite practical, reflecting the need to adapt teaching curriculums and learning materials to changing learning situations and populations.
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Sebestyén, Krisztina. "Differences in Foreign Language Choice of Students from Different Social Backgrounds." Central European Journal of Educational Research 3, no. 2 (July 19, 2021): 78–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.37441/cejer/2021/3/2/9364.
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According to previous research (e.g. Bernstein, 1971; Gogolin, 2014; Hegedűs et al., 2019), family background plays a decisive role in an individual's mother tongue acquisition and in learning foreign languages. In another study, parents with a high social background (54.0%) chose German for their children, and parents with a low social background (56.9%) chose English in primary school (Sebestyén, 2021). Based on this, in the study I examine what difference can be detected in the foreign language choice of high school students from different social backgrounds. In the study, I analyze the student data (890 people) of my database entitled “German learning and teaching in Hajdú-Bihar and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg counties” prepared in the 2018/2019 school year, during which I perform cross-tabulation and cluster analysis with the help of SPSS program. The database contains data on 11th grade high school and vocational high school students who studied German and / or English in high school. As the results, there are differences between the learned foreign languages among secondary school students according to family background. Among the clusters related to high school choice, those belonging to the “Higher Education Oriented Local” cluster are most interested in foreign languages, most German-speaking (74.0%) and English (89,0%) students tend to be in this cluster. Overall, the majority of respondents learn English, while students from higher social backgrounds (also) learn German.
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GAGARINA, NATALIA. "Narratives of Russian–German preschool and primary school bilinguals: Rasskaz and Erzaehlung." Applied Psycholinguistics 37, no. 1 (December 9, 2015): 91–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0142716415000430.
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ABSTRACTThe goal of this study was to trace the dual language development of the narrative macrostructure in three age groups of Russian–German bilingual children and to compare the performance of simultaneous and sequential bilinguals. Fine-grained analyses of macrostructure included three components: story structure, story complexity, and internal state terms. Oral narratives were elicited via the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives. Fifty-eight Russian–German speaking bilingual children from three age groups participated: preschoolers (mean age = 45 months) and elementary school pupils (mean age first grade = 84 months, mean age third grade = 111 months); and there were 34 simultaneous and 24 sequential bilinguals. The results showed significant improvement for all three components of macrostructure between the preschool and first-grade period. Additional significant development from first to third graders was found only for story complexity in Russian. This is explained by the Russian curriculum explicitly teaching narrative skills during early literacy training. In the two older groups, simultaneous bilinguals showed advantages over sequential bilinguals, for story complexity only. This finding suggests considering bilingual type when evaluating narrative skills of bilinguals. The results indicate cross-language association of only some components of narrative score across languages. The findings support the examination of various constituents of macrostructure when evaluating its development as well as the progression of narrative skills.
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Kiyko, Svitlana, and Olena Kudriavtseva. "FORMATION OF STRATEGIC COMPETENCES OF STUDENTS IN GERMAN AS A SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE." Germanic Philology Journal of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, no. 841 (October 2022): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.31861/gph2022.841.21-20.
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The article examines characteristic features of teaching strategic competence as a way to reduce the number of communicative failures. Strategic competence is one of the components of communicative competence and is defined as a set of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies that serve to compensate for gaps in communication. It involves planning further speech actions, including the ability to self-correct. The object of the study is the process of teaching foreign language strategic competence to students of primary courses. The subject of the research is the content, means, methods of forming communicative strategies of word use. The purpose of the study is to identify and select the most appropriate strategies of word use for educational purposes, as well as to develop a method of organizing the teaching of strategic competence in the initial courses of language faculties. The realization of this goal involves solving the following tasks: to determine the place and role of strategic competence in the structure of communication and to describe different approaches to its consideration; to analyze the peculiarities of the formation of foreign language strategic competence among elementary school students studying German as a second foreign language; to conduct experimental training in order to determine the dependence of the quantity and quality of communicative strategies on the organization of training; to develop a method of forming communicative strategies of word use and to reveal its effectiveness. Different types of communicative strategies are divided into reductive strategies (avoidance of the topic, avoidance of conveying the intended content), achievement strategies (compensatory strategies, switching to another code, verbatim retelling, replacement, paraphrase, explanation in other words, word creation, restructuring, direct or indirect question about help) and correction strategies (waiting, using the semantic field). After analyzing of the use dynamics of strategies by the students of the control and experimental groups, we found that the number of positive achievement strategies began to increase as students learned to use strategies. At the same time, the number of used reductive strategies decreased and reached minimum values in the last classes. The total number of used strategies first began to increase, then slightly decreased and stabilized at an average level (26.8 units), while the use of reductive strategies significantly decreased to minimum values, which is the result of teaching students the methodology of strategic competence and their application of strategies in practice when answering in lessons.
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Kazak, Yuliia. "SPECIFIC FEATURES OF SMART-TECHNOLOGIES USE IN THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF WOULD-BE GERMAN TEACHERS TRAINING." Psychological and Pedagogical Problems of Modern School, no. 2(6) (December 21, 2021): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.31499/2706-6258.2(6).2021.247595.
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The article deals with the study of specific features of smart-technologies use while studying the German language by would-be foreign languages teachers. It is stated that the use of Internet technologies promotes the higher education applicants’ motivation and cognitive activity, their desire to study foreign languages, provides studying intensification and individualization. Having analysed scientific literature and relying on the personal experience, the author analysed specific features, opportunities and prospects for smart-technologies use in the vocational training of would-be German teachers. Smart education is proved to provoke flexibility, a long list of literature, a variety of multimedia, the ability to perform a quick and easy adaptation to the student’s level and necessities. The education also causes active experience and idea-sharing, course personification, the time saving to modify the existing educational content instead of its primary formation. The fact that smart technologies are characterized by flexibility, individualization, interactivity, multimedia use of the educational process is predominated. It promotes the combined implementation of individual and group lessons. The article justifies the fact that smart-technologies use while studying the German language helps to solve a number of educational tasks: the formation of listening comprehension, reading, writing, advanced vocabulary skills and abilities. It also stimulates the higher education applicants’ formation of firm motivation to study the German language. The following educational sites are used by Uman State Pedagogical University applicants of the educational programme ‘Secondary education. The English language and literature, the German language and literature while studying the German language are analysed: Rosetta stone, Deutsche Welle, Deutschlernerblog, YouTube-channel “Easy German”, the online newspaper ‘Zeit online’. The methodology to work with the audio texts on the site “Deutsche Welle” is described. The main advantages of smart technologies implementation while the German language teaching are outlined.
Keywords: innovative educational technologies; smart technologies; smart education; online resources; foreign languages would-be teachers; the German language; Deutsche Welle; language environment
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Goriot, Claire, Eddie Denessen, Joep Bakker, and Mienke Droop. "Benefits of being bilingual? The relationship between pupils’ perceptions of teachers’ appreciation of their home language and executive functioning." International Journal of Bilingualism 20, no. 6 (July 27, 2016): 700–713. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367006915586470.
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Aims: We aimed to investigate whether bilingual pupil’s perceptions of teachers’ appreciation of their home language were of influence on bilingual cognitive advantages. Design: We examined whether Dutch bilingual primary school pupils who speak either German or Turkish at home differed in perceptions of their teacher’s appreciation of their HL, and whether these differences could explain differences between the two groups in executive functioning. Data and analysis: Executive functioning was measured through computer tasks, and perceived home language appreciation through orally administered questionnaires. The relationship between the two was assessed with regression analyses. Findings: German-Dutch pupils perceived there to be more appreciation of their home language from their teacher than Turkish-Dutch pupils. This difference did partly explain differences in executive functioning. Besides, we replicated bilingual advantages in nonverbal working memory and switching, but not in verbal working memory or inhibition. Originality and significance: This study demonstrates that bilingual advantages cannot be dissociated from the influence of the sociolinguistic context of the classroom. Thereby, it stresses the importance of culturally responsive teaching.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "German language Study and teaching (Primary) Victoria"
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Hill, Kathleen J. (Kathleen Josephine) 1920. ""This one is best" : a study of children's abilities to evaluate their own writing." Monash University, Faculty of Education, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8956.
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Hoefler, Sara Ann. "Pinpointing motivation : an investigation into the motivational factors in a German language education classroom." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/10331.
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Contemporary education literature indicates that motivation can be a deciding factor in a student’s second language acquisition experience. The desire to learn more about the motivation of my own students in a second language learning setting sparked the onset of action research that led me to a better understanding of my subject area, myself as a professional, and most importantly, my students. My initial round of inquiry was a basic one from which the other branches of research evolved: finding out what students felt was motivational about my German class. Research, in each round, took place both through examining existing literature as well as through classroom based research focused on my students. The first round of action research led to the next research area pertinent to understanding and harnessing the power of motivation in my classroom: Using theory to re-shape practical classroom approaches in order to capitalize on motivational factors identified by students. As this round of action research took form, the need for further research became apparent: In order to truly understand what was happening in my German classroom concerning intrinsic student motivation, it was necessary to look more closely at why students were motivated by the factors they had indicated. As a classroom teacher, my initial goal was to optimize factors that I, as the classroom teacher, can control in order to make German language learning as motivational for students as possible. As Dörnyei says, (Dörnyei 2001 a, p. 2): “…99 percent of language learners who really want to learn a foreign language (i.e. who are really motivated) will be able to master a reasonable working knowledge of it as a minimum, regardless of their language aptitude.” Action research was the way for me to better understand a small slice of students’ motivational intricacies concerning German language learning - those which are based in my classroom itself and are under my control to influence.Curriculum and Instructional Studies
Books on the topic "German language Study and teaching (Primary) Victoria"
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Zur Situation des Deutschen als Fremdsprache im multikulturellen Australien: Eine Bestandsaufnahme am Beispiel des Bundesstaates Victoria. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 1993.
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Martin, Cynthia. Lets join in!: Finger and action rhymes. London: CILT, 1998.
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1939-, Liebe-Harkort Klaus, ed. Wörter und Begriffe: Lücken im Kindesalter, Verlust der Gleichberechtigung in Beruf und Gesellschaft : Auswertung eines Worttests bei türkischen Migrantenkindern in der Primarstufe : Vergleich mit nichtmigrierten Kindern, deutsche Schüler in der Bundesrepublik und türkische Schüler in der Türkei. Frankfurt am Main: P. Lang, 1988.
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Kohl, Eva Maria, and Alexandra Ritter. Poetische Spielräume für Kinder: Literarische Erfahrungen und sprachliche Produktivität : Festschrift für Eva Maria Kohl. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren GmbH, 2013.
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Staab-Schultes, Theresa. Feste als didaktischer Lerngegenstand im Englischunterricht der Grundschule: Eine Untersuchung landeskundlicher und sprachlicher Aspekte in Englischlehrwerken der dritten und vierten Jahrgangsstufe. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2011.
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Newbold, David, and Peter Paschke. Accents and Pronunciation Attitudes of Italian University Students of Languages. Venice: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-628-2.
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In recent years, endorsed by the updated (2018) version of the Common European Framework, intelligibility has replaced native-like pronunciation as a primary objective in foreign language teaching. But accent and pronunciation continue to be central issues for university students of languages. This volume presents the results of an investigation into the attitudes of some 370 first-year students at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the first such study in Italy, involving students of 13 languages, the principal ones being English, Spanish, French, German and Russian. The survey investigated the importance given to pronunciation in the foreign language, the motivation students have to improve it, and the possible conflict of identity which the acquisition of a ‘foreign’ pronunciation might incur. Students were invited to reflect on the quality and variability of their pronunciation in the two foreign languages they were studying, on their ability to assess it, on affective aspects linked to pronunciation, and on their awareness of phonetic features. They were also asked for their opinions about the pronunciation of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and about Italian when spoken with a foreign accent. The contributions in this volume describe the linguistic background of respondents, present and analyse the attitudes which emerge, verify the role of some independent variables (gender, plurilingualism, motivation for enrolment, languages studied, level of proficiency), and (in the case of ELF) report the findings of a follow-up study of master’s level students. The result is an overall picture likely to be of interest to anyone working in the field of university language teaching and who wishes to have a better idea of what students think about foreign language pronunciation.
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Center for School Improvement (Ind.), ed. Introducing young children to German. [Indianapolis, Ind.]: The Dept., 1987.
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Let's Join In! (Young Pathfinder): Rhymes, poems and songs. CILT Publications, 2000.
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Everyday Mathematics, Multilingual Handbook, Grade 6. McGraw-Hill, Wright Group, 2007.
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Morris, Kimberly. "Language Teaching in the Time of COVID-19." In Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment, 1–23. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7720-2.ch001.
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This chapter examines the experiences of world language (WL) teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time that required pedagogical pivots at all levels of the educational landscape. The objectives of this chapter are twofold: 1) to identify the main challenges encountered by WL teachers of different languages at distinct levels and with diverse teaching experience and 2) to highlight the successful practices these educators used to foster language learning during this disruptive time. To explore these goals, a phenomenological study was conducted with 27 WL teachers of Spanish, French, German, Chinese, or Russian in the K-16 context, including pre-service and experienced in-service educators. Thematic analyses of participants' responses for a semi-structured interview and survey revealed five salient themes related to their primary challenges and successes: engagement, community, comprehension, balance, and mental health. The lived experiences articulated by these WL educators have important pedagogical implications for (re)conceptualizing best practices in the future.
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Rockman, Deborah A. "Spatial Thinking and Visualization: Teaching the Essential Principles of Perspective Drawing." In The Art of Teaching Art. Oxford University Press, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195130799.003.0008.
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Perspective drawing is a system for creating a two-dimensional illusion of a three-dimensional subject or three-dimensional space. Information, whether observed (empirically based) or imagined (theoretically based), is translated into a language or system that allows three-dimensional forms and space to be illusionistically represented on a two-dimensional surface. Although Brunelleschi is credited with the discovery or creation of perspective theory during the Renaissance in Italy, it is Albrecht Dürer, a German artist, who is best known for his exploration of perspective theory in his prints and drawings. Perspective theory is often separated into two parts: TECHNICAL OR MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE,which is based on systems and geometry and is the primary focus of this chapter; and FREEHAND PERSPECTIVE, which is based on perception and observation of forms in space and is a more intuitive exploration of perspective theory. Freehand perspective relies to a significant degree on the process of sighting to judge the rate of convergence, depth, angle, etc. Technical or mechanical perspective utilizes drafting tools such as T-squares, compasses, and triangles, while freehand perspective generally explores perspective principles without the use of technical tools. While it is useful to study perspective in its most precise form with the aid of drafting tools and a simple straight-edge, it is also useful to explore these same principles in a purely freehand fashion, which allows for a more relaxed application of perspective principles. In studying perspective, it also becomes important to make a distinction between linear perspective and atmospheric perspective. LINEAR PERSPECTIVE addresses how the shapes, edges, and sizes of objects change in appearance when seen from different positions relative to the observer—off to one side, directly in front, close or far away, above or below, or any number of infinite variations. ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE describes other characteristics seen in objects that are some distance from the observer. A veil of atmospheric haze affects and decreases clarity, contrast, detail, and color. Atmospheric perspective, which is not mathematically or geometrically based, is a powerful complement to linear perspective, and when used together the illusion of three-dimensionality and space can be powerful.
Conference papers on the topic "German language Study and teaching (Primary) Victoria"
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Žefran, Mojca, Anja Pirih, and Silva Bratož Bratož. "EDUCATION STUDENTSʼ ATTITUDES TOWARDS LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY FROM A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE." In Nauka, nastava, učenje u izmenjenom društvenom kontekstu. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education in Uzice, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.46793/nnu21.149z.
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In developing the language education policy, the Council of Europe recognised the promotion of language diversity as one of Europe's key goals and e thus emphasised the teaching and dissemination of the languages of EU Member States. The development of plurilingual and multilingual competences involves, among other things, the forming of positive attitudes towards foreign/second/additional languages. It is assumed that teachers play an important role in developing learnersʼ language attitudes and can have a considerable influence on their beliefs. Therefore, the main aim of the present study is to identify and explore future teachers‟ attitudes towards linguistic diversity from a comparative perspective. A survey conducted among Slovene and German students who are studying to be primary school teachers looks atthe respondents‟general attitudes and beliefs related to language learning and linguistic diversity, their motivation for learning additional languages and their attitudes towards connecting language and culture. Finally, since the two institutions surveyed are both located in bilingual environments, the study investigates the different ways in which environmental factors shape education students‟ views and attitudes towards multilingualism. The results suggest a rather complex picture of attitudes and beliefs as expressed by the population surveyed.