“ From GER 312K/312L to GER 612: Rethinking the Second Year ”

Dr. Per Urlaub and Jan Uelzemann DepartmentofGermanicStudies,UTAustin

Language MattersThe Texas Language Center presents:

A Series of Monthly Teacher-Oriented Presentations

Wednesday, October 132:00 - 3:00pmLone Star Room, Texas Union 3.208

Thereisnoclearconsensusamongsecondlanguageresearchersandpractitionershowexactlycollegiatesecond-yearlanguage

instructionshouldbeorganized.Basedoncurrentprofessionaldebatesregardingtheteachingofforeignlanguagesandculturesatthecollegelevel,wewillarticulatethecommunicative,literacy-orientedphilosophytoourprograms

redesignedGER612.Further,wewilldiscusscon-creteteachingapproachesandinstructionalmaterialsthatwehaveadopted,modifiedanddevelopedtohelpourlearnerstowidentheircommunicativerepertoirewithinculturally-richcontextsthatinspireandpreparethemfor

upper-divisionwork.