Herzlich Willkommen - Welcome

German Information Sessionfor New Parents

Claudia Walther-GriffoBettina von BodiscoNicole BunkStefanie GeorgeDoris TavernaClaudia Glass

The German Team

The German Program

- KG & grade 1 German taught in classAdvanced as pull-out

The German Program

- Grade 2, 3, 4, 5German taught in

different ability groups(Basic, Developing, Advanced)

German Grouping

BASIC: Introduction to the German language

Developing: BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills)

Advanced:CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency)

The German Program

- Link with Units of Inquiry- 4 Unit per year

First Units in GermanKinder-garten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5

Who we are

Our kindergarten community has Individuals who share common goals.

Who we are

Every individual learns in a different way.

Who we are

Being healthy depends on the choices we make.

Where we are in time and place

Historical evidence allows us to make sense of how past civilzations shape how we live today.

Who we are

Every individual has a role to play within a community.

How we organize ourselves

Media affect how we access, process and share information.

Learning Logs

Every two weeks, students will be given a German learning log.

Homeroom learning logs and German learning logs are given on alternate weeks.

Factors which influence language learning

“ ’[Language] learners who have highly developed language skills (such as reading, writing and richness of vocabulary) in their native language will most likely find that these skills facilitate second language acquisition’,

though this has been less explored in L3 learners. ”

(Tracey Tokuhama, 2013)

Ten Key Factors which influence language learning

1. Timing (Windows of Opportunity) 2. Aptitude 3. Motivation 4. Strategy 5. Consistency 6. Opportunity and support (home, school, community) 7. Linguistic and historic relationship between languages 8. Siblings 9. Gender 10. Hand-use as a reflection of cerebral dominance for languages

Please find Tracey Tokuhama’s speech and her PowerPoint slides with links to lectures on YouTube on our blogs:http://blogs.zis.ch/lsgerman/http://blogs.zis.ch/multilinguals/category/tracey-tokuhama-espinosa/

Literature Libraries

and Book Stores

Lower School LibraryOffers a growing selection of German books

Lower School LibraryGerman National Geographic - Kids

German Department

First readers available in German• Honor System• Available close to Viki Stiebert’s office

Wädenswil Bücherei -Library Card-The Wädenswil library supports our school by providing books by topic

Wädenswil Bibliothek Schönenbergstrasse 21Postfach 4838820 Wädenswil

10 Franken annual fee for a child’s library card

Kinderbuchläden

KinderbuchladenOberdorfstrasse 328001 Zürich Telefon: 044 265 30 00

Kinderbuchläden

Orell Füssli, Kramhof Füsslistrasse 4 8001 Zürich

German Blog

Thank you!

All German teachers will now be available in their classrooms.