Closing the Loop: Sustainability Coursework in Collaboration with Local and German-Speaking Partners

Autor/in	Nolan, Daniel
Titel	Closing the Loop: Sustainability Coursework in Collaboration with Local and German-Speaking Partners
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 54 (2021) 2, S.303-313 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1221
DOI	10.1111/tger.12179
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sustainability; International Cooperation; Curriculum Development; Student Projects; German; International Educational Exchange; Intercultural Communication; Community Involvement; Undergraduate Students; Communicative Competence (Languages); Cultural Context; Cultural Awareness; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Nachhaltigkeit; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Schulprojekt; Deutscher; Internationaler Austausch; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Deutschland
Abstract	This article explores the intersection of international collaboration and community-engaged learning in the context of a curriculum development project focused on sustainability in German-speaking cultures. By closing the loop in international exchange between partners abroad and local community organizations, students in German Studies programs can streamline their engagement with sustainability and benefit from active use of their intercultural skill sets. However, significant difficulties arise when trying to simultaneously teach skills traditionally emphasized in German Studies programs, develop successful projects with local community practitioners, and collaborate effectively with international partners. This article discusses an upper-division course, taught primarily in German, in which students develop group projects by working with peers at a partner institution in Germany. The article provides reflection on three key areas of focus: bolstering students' intercultural abilities to engage with partners abroad, training students to leverage their intercultural skills through virtual exchange, and articulating how cultural context is relevant for ongoing local sustainable development projects. Strengthening these skills allows German Studies students to demonstrate the value of interculturally sensitive collaborators while using their cultural knowledge to benefit local sustainable development work. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01