Abstract
This project is to enhance teaching and learning by providing high-quality sample videos for students for online video recording tasks and in-class role plays. The sample videos will be accompanied by detailed descriptions of task requirements and teacher comments explaining to viewers the characteristics of good performance. The sample videos are to support all German textbook-based language courses, from German I to German VI.
Brief write-up
Project objectives
This project aims to improve teaching by providing sample videos to students for their own video production and in-class roleplays. Accompanied by detailed descriptions of task requirements and explanations of good performance these videos are used to supplement all German textbook-based language courses, from German I to German VI.
Activities, process and outcomes
9 sample videos of 3-5 min were produced and serve as samples for students to create their own videos and complete quizzes. These video serve the enhancement of students’ different language skills and promotes the use of innovative learning activities.
Current students and Alumni served as actors, and students taking German classes have been noted to be more creative in their own video production.
Deliverables and evaluation
The project fits the university themes “engagement of students as partners in curriculum and teaching and learning development” as they participated as actors, “global citizenship and social enterprisingness”- they learned a new language and culture, “innovation and design” by creating their own videos “internationalization at home” through filming at home. Through tasks, students also enhance their listening, speaking and interactional skills.
Dissemination, diffusion, impact and sharing of good practices
All videos are available on Moodle and Youtube under the following playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2e0DtFeEEi0a8a-vEdLEFXaWiPQ7Tkch
The project was presented at the conference “Interaction in teaching German as a foreign language” (University of Marburg/Reitaku University, 2020) and will be shown at the International Conference for Teachers of German, (IDT) in Vienna in August 2022.
Impact on teaching and learning
Teachers involved in preparing the scripts have become more aware of the necessity only use vocabulary taught when communicating with students in their classes.
The sample videos are available for students of German since the first term of 2021-22. According to the result of an online survey, students were very satisfied with the new sample videos.
