Programme

Teacher CPD at the University of Birmingham 
Towards an Authentic (German)  
Language Classroom
 

Thursday 12 June 10.00 – 13.00 and 13.15 – 16.15 

 

University of Birmingham: Teaching and Learning Building, Room 212
and online 
 

Languages: Some presentations will be delivered in German and others in English. Please feel free to make your own contributions in either.  

Please bring your own device! 

Morning sessions 

 

    Title  What is this about? 
10.00 – 10.15  Arrival in seminar room 212, networking  Network Now! 

Promoting German Studies in the UK and Ireland – at the University of Birmingham 

We, the project team, would like to get to know you, the teachers, and hope you will like to talk to your colleagues 
10.15 – 10.45  Welcome  

and Introduction to ‘Towards an Authentic (German) Language Classroom’ 

The project team  Our project wants to contribute to making German sustainable at schools and universities. Find out how we are planning to do this and how you can get involved 
10.45 – 11.05  Brainstorming   

Workshop: how would you want to work with us?  

 

Advise us how we can achieve the aims of the project 

11.05 – 11.55  Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes von Wooclap im DaF-Unterricht und im fachübergreifenden Unterricht  Dr Nathalie K. Besse, Universitat de València

 
An introduction to the AI-supported tool  Wooclap including hands-on practice 
 11.55 – 12.10  Coffee Break     
12.10 – 12.55  Sprachvergleich als Strategie im multilingualen Fremdsprachenunterricht  Dr Katharina Hirt and Dr Christoph Bendfeldt, Universität Koblenz  A brief presentation followed by a workshop 
13.00   Lunch  Towards an Authentic (German) Language Classroom   

 

Afternoon sessions 

    Title  What is this about? 
13.15- 13.45   Arrival in seminar room 212 

Lunch  

 Network Now! 

Towards an Authentic (German) Language Classroom 

 

The morning and the afternoon in-person participants can meet and network. 
13.45 – 14.15   

Welcome and Introduction to ‘Towards an Authentic (German) Language Classroom’
 

 

 

The project team / project (brief) 

 

Getting to know each other   

 
14.15 – 14.30   Brainstorming  Workshop: how would you want to work with us?  Advise us how we can achieve this 
14.30 – 15.15  Möglichkeiten des Einsatzes von Wooclap im DaF-Unterricht und im fachübergreifenden Unterricht  Dr Nathalie K. Besse, Universitat de València

 
An introduction to the AI-supported tool Wooclap including hands-on practice 
15.15 – 15.30  Coffee Break     
15.30 – 16.15   

Sprachvergleich als Strategie im multilingualen Fremdsprachenunterricht 

 

Dr Katharina Hirt and Dr Christoph Bendfeldt, Universität Koblenz  A workshop followed by a brief presentation