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Kia ora and Willkommen to the news page for the German language community. We value your feedback and ideas, and invite you to contact us at german@tki.org.nz.
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We update this page regularly with information and materials relevant to teaching
and learning German. There are links to over 200 quality-assured materials in
this community. Find them by using the menu bars and the quick search facility
on the right-hand side of this page.
Note also the curriculum item immediately below and check this regularly for updates.
Greetings to everyone from Margaret Hardiman and Glenda Koefoed, the Ministry of Education's Senior Advisers for languages. Willkommen to the individual community page for
German teaching and learning! Keep an eye on this page for updates on initiatives
and opportunities arising from the new languages strategy as a result of the
Curriculum
Stocktake report.
Read the message regarding the status of the new learning area learning languages in the revised New Zealand curriculum.
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Learn German Podcasts
Listen to these podcasts, which focus on the social German spoken on the streets. Learn common idioms, colloquialisms, and slang. The programmes are aimed at independent learners of German of all ages from intermediate to advanced levels.
http://pukkagerman.com/
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Learn German
Check out this site which contains information about the German language, free grammar tutorials, vocabulary lists and notes for pronunciation. There is also information about German literature, and recipes for traditional German food.
http://www.learngermanguide.com/german/online/
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Hello-World
Explore these interactive games, songs, and other activities for young language students. Languages include Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian and Spanish.
http://www.hello-world.com
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Digital Dialects
Encourage your students to try some of these introductory-level, animated learning activities for many languages, including Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, te reo Māori, and Spanish. Some of the activities include sound.
http://www.digitaldialects.com/
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eSpok
Explore the multimedia Internet language-learning materials brought together in this collection. Languages include Chinese, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. The site contains social software and user-contributed content. It is recommended that teachers are discerning when using this resource with students.
http://blog.espok.com/
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New category of websites: User-contributed content
In response to the changing nature of the Internet, TKI will now link to selected social software (Web 2.0) sites. Social software allows users to contribute content and to collaborate with others using blogs, wikis, and other tools. These sites will have the head and shoulders icon to show that they contain user-contributed content. While all sites are still subject to rigorous quality-assurance processes, teachers are advised to evaluate this category of sites carefully for relevance and accuracy, and to consider any privacy and security issues before using them with students.
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Web Exercises
Help your students explore the German-speaking world, using the research activities (with teaching suggestions) on this site. Students investigate or 'visit' a theme or place, and answer questions based on their research. The site was designed for university students, but assumes only a basic knowledge of German.
http://dibella.myweb.uga.edu/webex/webex.html
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Community Facilitator's choice
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Have a look at these great resources for teaching and learning German.
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German for Kiwis
Check out the resources on this website maintained by Bernd Schliephake, National Advisor: German. The site includes news, teaching ideas and materials, and notices of events and organisations, and is designed to provide a portal for exchange and information for all involved in the teaching and learning of German in New Zealand schools.
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German in Aotearoa New Zealand – GANZ
For more support with the German language, or to join a network of others who are involved with promoting and teaching the language, download the subscription form for this association from the NZALT website, or email g.litwin@massey.ac.nz
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Regional facilitators for second
language teaching and learning
Regional facilitators have been contracted by the Ministry of Education to support
teachers and schools offering language programmes.
Goethe–Institut Wellington
The Goethe-Institut promotes the German language and fosters international
cultural cooperation. This site is from the Wellington branch of the organisation. It
contains information on exhibitions, language courses and examinations, and
answers frequently asked questions.
The New Zealand Association
of Language Teachers (NZALT)
NZALT is a professional association for over 500 teachers of languages (other
than English or Māori) from the primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors.
Their website includes access to conference details and white papers, information
about professional development awards, a news page, and links to the specialist
international language associations and advisers within New Zealand.
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Learning Languages Series
Ja! An introduction to German
These resources are available to New Zealand schools free of charge from
Learning Media. Each school is entitled to one set of modules per teacher
teaching the German language. For enquiries or orders: email orders@thechair.minedu.govt.nz, freephone 0800 660 662. |
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TKI Kete
Have you ever used "Favourites" or "Bookmarks" to store
your favourite websites so you can find them again later? TKI Kete on Te
Kete Ipurangi functions in the same way only better! And it's absolutely
free! Using the TKI kete function, you can save different types of resources,
including websites, in your own space on TKI. This way you can access your
favourites from any computer with Internet access. To find out more, click
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We are currently seeking useful and interesting websites to include as part
of this community. If you wish to draw the online editor's attention to a website,
please email us.
Events are now listed on the TKI Learning Languages calendar, see right-hand navigation bar.
 Telephone
Tutorial
The TKI Team would be happy to provide a tour of the site, via the telephone,
at your school staff meetings or planning sessions. Contact us at tutorials@tki.org.nz
if you would like to explore this option.
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