Sixth International Conference on Immersion and Dual Language Education: Connecting Research and Practice Across Contexts

Discussion Session (1 hour)

German, multiple

One-Way Second/Foreign Language Immersion

After introducing the vocabulary for the school subjects as well as adjectives for describing persons in the previous lessons, the students in this lesson will learn a new grammar phenomena imbedded in the topic of school life: the sentence structure in sub clauses, at this time explained with the example of "weil-Sätze" (sentences with because). Since the sentence structure of those sub-clauses is different from the sentence structure in German (and English) main-clauses and one of the basics of German grammar and is therefore also basic for our students to learn.

In this lesson, students will first repeat their knowledge about the sentence structure in main-clauses (taught several lessons ago) in form of a digital quiz (kahoot.it), then figure out the differences in the sentence structure between main and sub-clauses and articulate the rule for it on the board; finally, students use their new knowledge in different ways (one-to-one with partner cards, omni-contact, speaking and writing) in order to strengthen their new skills.