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Grades 1-4
In our courses for little children, the emphasis is placed on playful learning.
- Goals:
- development of an open and positive attitude towards learing in general and learning German in
particular
- the German language is taught as a means of communication, based especially on listening and
speaking
- Methods:
- we speak German all the time, employ visual and audio means, supported by our teachers
- we play games and simulate interactive dialogs
- we sing songs and recite poetry with rhythmic movements
- we tell stories based on images
- we learn a vocabulary related to the age-appropropriate interests of the children
- words and expressions are learned naturally, because they appear embedded into certain contexts
or situations
- Advantages:
- the children get used to team work
- they develop the creativeness and their relational and social competencies
- they carry simple conversation, they talk about themselves, about family, school, and hobbies
- they understand the meaning of a heard or read text
- they can read and understand the stament of a simple text
- they can write post cards, simple messages, and short notes
- Teachers:
- German native speakers
- young, enthusiastic, creative, and motivated
- specialized in teaching the German language based on modern methods
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