From The German Classroom

Although the German class has been much emptier than usual lately, our lessons have been continuing with both online and physically present students joining in.

In the AS year 11 course, students have been challenged to discuss various topical issues. We have debated the pros and cons of life online and what implications this has for us. During our discussion, one student joined us online while the others were physically present – an illustration of the very topic we were talking about!

The year 7’s have been studying animals and some of their attributes in German. They have had fun talking about the various animal abilities. Every Friday they like to pit their strengths against each other in our weekly vocabulary challenge.

With year 8’s taking part mostly online, our near-virtual class has been talking about cities and countries and discussing the various sights and how to describe them in German.

The Year 9’s are continuing in their IGCSE curriculum, currently learning how to complain about problems during a hotel stay.

In the German classroom, students are encouraged to make connections to what they already know. This creates a personal learning experience, one which is merely facilitated by the teacher.

Here’s to much learning success in the future!

Renate Yotti
High School German Teacher