Sparking Interest in German through the Goethe/AATG-Sponsored SPARK Program

Autor/inn/en	Baumgartner, Karin; Brown, Connor; Demschar, Isabel; Rellaford, David; Tanner, Keaton; Thomas, Alyssa
Titel	Sparking Interest in German through the Goethe/AATG-Sponsored SPARK Program
Quelle	In: Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 55 (2022) 1, S.126-142 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1756-1221
DOI	10.1111/tger.12199
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; German; Outreach Programs; Student Interests; Cross Age Teaching; Second Language Instruction; College Students; Middle School Students; Service Learning; Practicums; Program Descriptions; Learning Activities; Educational Objectives; Outcomes of Education; Student Satisfaction; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Deutscher; Jobcoaching; Studieninteresse; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Service-Learning; Practicum; Praktikum; Praktika; Lernaktivität; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	The article discusses a year-long outreach activity, "Sparking interest in German." Five University of Utah German students engaged in the AATG/Goethe-Institut-sponsored SPARK program and taught German to local middle schoolers. At the heart of this outreach project were questions such as whether student-run outreach programs could truly spark interest in German among middle school students and whether outreach projects administered via service learning or practicum courses offer our college students a viable academic experience. The article describes the structure of the program, student learning activities, and assesses whether the goals were reached. At the end of the project, parents, middle schoolers, and university students were highly satisfied with the SPARK program and recommended continuation of the program. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01