Bertlinde Voegel
Osaka University
I am teaching conversation to beginner students of German at Osaka University. My research interest is fluency in speaking. I am focusing on the verb, the word order and the use of chunks. Currently I am wondering if students need to talk a lot to gain fluency or if writing texts helps them to become more self-confident and as a result more fluent.
Sessions
Getting Ready to Express Themselves in Communities
The presenters will introduce a tandem protocol they used for a project between the Leibniz University Hannover and the Universities Fukushima and Kyoto. The tandem protocol helped students structure their learning experience. The results of surveys and suggestions for improvement will be presented. One presenter allowed the students to use translation software for writing texts. Weaknesses of translation software and grammar structures the students used will be discussed. (Vorträge auf Deutsch)
OLE SIG Annual General Meeting
Annual General Meeting of the OLE-SIG. Annual report of the coordinator, elections of the officers, and discussions on the plans for the next year. Please join the AGM if you want to get more involved with the SIG.