ERIC Number: EJ1233691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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The Globalized AP German Classroom
Bauerlein, Katrina; Shertzer, Rebecca
Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, v52 n2 p213-222 Fall 2019
Preparing lifelong, world-ready German learners means German language instructors must intentionally incorporate globalized themes and tasks into the high school German curriculum. In 2010, the College Board redesigned the AP German Language and Culture Exam to meet these needs. The new exam encompasses six course themes and requires students to complete related authentic tasks. In this conversation, high school German teachers Rebecca Shertzer and Katrina Bauerlein discuss what it can mean to globalize the AP German classroom, how a globalized curriculum aligns with the AP German Language and Culture Exam, and how the AP themes correspond with the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (2015). In their conversation, they briefly explain the format and expectations of the exam and also share examples from their curricula to demonstrate how they best prepare their students for globalized contexts. Their experiences at different institutions demonstrate that the AP German Language and Culture curriculum (1) gives the instructor the freedom to choose from a diverse array of topics and incorporate related authentic texts and (2) provides a framework for creating authentic tasks related to these texts, while (3) addressing the needs and interests of high school students.
Descriptors: German, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Cultural Education, Cultural Awareness, Language Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, High School Teachers, Global Approach, Authentic Learning, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Alignment (Education), Standards, Test Format, Institutional Characteristics, Comparative Analysis, Professional Autonomy, Curriculum, Student Interests
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Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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