German

1st Semester German – Minimal Expansions

sms16 February 28, 2017June 15, 2017 Classes, German No Comments

Minimal Expansions: What to say to continue the conversation.

1st Semester German – Repairs

sms16 February 27, 2017October 9, 2017 Classes, German, Interactional Competence - Classes No Comments

Repair initiations: What to say when one doesn’t hear or understand.

2nd Semester German – Requests – Making Requests

CYU May 24, 2016June 15, 2017 German, Teaching interactional competence in the beginning levels – Classes, Using authentic data - Classes No Comments

Students are guided to examine and analyze how language is used in request sequences in ordinary conversation. This analysis leads students to discover sentence patterns and word choices that can be used to mitigate requests.