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“ 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.