Popular Science Article & Conference (French department)
Students (C1) have to write a popular science article and self-publish it in a paper magazine. They also have to organise a conference open to the public to present their articles.
Category: Digital component – Mode of communication
Presentation about a stand up comedian – German department
Analysis and presentation of the language and discourse of a comedian from the target language (TL). Students pick first individually a comedian, look from some information about him/her, watch between 30-60min of performance, and do the analysis. Then in small groups in class they present each comedian. Afterwards, they create a common group forum about comedians in the TL to discover new ones and to encourage the class to watch more videos in their spare time.
Plot-puzzle – German department
After having watched a movie in preparation for the seminar, the students have to order a messed up plot summary.
Inklusion in deutschen Schulen – Inclusion in German schools – German department
Students read articles about inclusion within the German educational system and discuss and write about whether they are in favor/against inclusion in schools
Populärwissenschaftliche Sendungen – popular science broadcast – German department
Students watch a serie / listen to a academic podcast about politics/culture and debate, in a role as ‘expert’ with their fellow students about the chosen topic.
Nominatie van een film – Dutch department
This task consists of a series of tasks in which students are introduced to different films. All films are approached from different angles. Students are expected to study these different angles in order to read and appreciate reviews about the films, after which they are invited to watch the films themselves. In the end they need to discuss if the film will be nominated for a festival based on a set of criteria. Each student needs to write a report, which will be evaluated and assessed by the teacher.
Politica e quotidiani – presentation on national newspapers – Italian department
The aim of the task is to give a short presentation on a national newspaper, which includes a description of the historical background and the political orientation, and the analysis of recent news.
Alimentazione sostenibile – Sustainable food choices – Italian department
The aim of the task is to write a collaborative proposal for a more sustainable choice of food.
Introduction to Russian History through city names – Saint Petersburg and its names – Russian department
This class is the third of a three-lesson unit which consists of reading and listening with vocabulary work, discussion about the linguistic evolution of city names and historical aspects and presentations.
Spontaneous nonsense presentation – German department
In this exercise students are asked to actively apply useful phrases (up’s) to a spontaneous nonsense presentation in preparation for the conference at the end of the language course trajectory where they present their research papers. The importance and the usefulness of the up’s when structuring a cohesive presentation is stressed while they are also having fun using theatre improvisation techniques adjusted to language learning, not to mention the great practice for their general presentation skills.
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