An Advanced Fairy-Tale Course: Text Selection, Assignments, and Student Feedback

Autor/in	Schenker, Theresa
Titel	An Advanced Fairy-Tale Course: Text Selection, Assignments, and Student Feedback
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 54 (2021) 1, S.53-73 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1221
DOI	10.1111/tger.12154
Schlagwörter	Fairy Tales; Advanced Courses; German; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Assignments; Feedback (Response); Units of Study; Course Descriptions; Student Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Preferences; Outcomes of Education; Skill Development; Language Skills; Reading Material Selection; Creative Activities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fairy tale; Fairytale; Fairytales; Fairy-tale; Fairy-tales; Märchen; Fortgeschrittenenunterricht; Deutscher; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Assignment; Auftrag; Zuweisung; Lerneinheit; Kursstrukturplan; Schülerverhalten; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz
Abstract	This article describes an advanced German course focusing on the German fairy-tale tradition. Course components are summarized and the themes and selected fairy tales for each unit are outlined. Additionally, 12 creative assignments are explained that were designed to foster students' engagement with the language and content of the fairy tales. The article also presents results from a feedback survey in which students summarized their reasons for taking the course, evaluated the individual course components, provided their perceptions of the assignments and course topics, and discussed the assignments' perceived effects on the development of their advanced German skills. The student feedback can help instructors who are interested in creating a course on fairy tales understand students' preferences for themes and assignments that best support student learning. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01