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German

Taking Inventory

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Lesson Title:	Taking Inventory
Lesson Author:	Chelsea Steinert / Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year, 2. year / Novice
Text Title:	Inventur
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Genre Play, Perspective Play

Self-presentation and Contact: Personal Ads

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Lesson Title:	Self-presentation and Contact: Personal Ads
Lesson Author:	Chelsea Steinert / Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	High school, College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	Personal Ad
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Genre Play, Pragmatic Play

Cultural Allusion, Humor, and Memes On- and Offline

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Lesson Title:	Cultural Allusion, Humor, and Memes On- and Offline
Lesson Author:	Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / Intermediate, Advanced
Text Title:
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Symbolic Play

Social Networks, Intertextuality and Heteroglossia

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Lesson Title:	Social Networks, Intertextuality and Heteroglossia
Lesson Author:	Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / Intermediate, Advanced
Text Title:
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Symbolic Play

Die witzigsten WG-Anzeigen

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Lesson Title:	Die witzigsten WG-Anzeigen [ The funniest Housemate Ads ]
Lesson Author:	Chantelle Warner / Yannleon Chen / Patrick Ploschnitzki
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	Die witzigsten WG-Anzeigen
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Genre Play, Pragmatic Play

Kleider machen Leute

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Lesson Title:	Kleider machen Leute [ Clothes Make People ]
Lesson Author:	Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	Hilfe! Ich bin ein Junge film poster, synopsis and trailer
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Perspective Play

Alles offen: Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel und Weltoffenheit

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Lesson Title:	Alles offen: Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel und Weltoffenheit [ It’s all open: Public Transportation and Cosmopolitanism ]
Lesson Author:	John Benjamin / Devon Donohue-Bergeler / Katrin Fuchs / Alexander Lorenz (all authors contributed equally)
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	High school, College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	“Is mir egal” (Dez. 2015)
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Genre Play, Pragmatic Play, Sound Play

Das Modalverbengedicht

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Lesson Title:	Das Modalverbengedicht [ The modal verbs poem ]
Lesson Author:	Trez Norwood and Chantelle Warner
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	Modalverben-Gedicht
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Grammar Play, Perspective Play

#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly

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Lesson Title:	#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
Lesson Author:	Matthew Sherman
Instructional Language:	German
Level of Activities:	College / 3. year, 4. year / Intermediate, Advanced
Text Title:	ExplainAFilmPlotBadly hashtag
Text Language:	German/English
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Genre Play, Perspective Play

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Text Title:	ExplainAFilmPlotBadly hashtag
Text Language:	German/English
Text Author:	Social media users
Genre:	Social Media
Topic:	Literature, Music, Art
Lesson
Lesson Title:	#ExplainAFilmPlotBadly
Instructional Language:	German
Lesson Author:	Matthew Sherman
Level of Activities:	College / 3. year, 4. year / Intermediate, Advanced
Pedagogical Practices:	Reading / Writing
Grammar Focus:	Subordinate Clauses and Complex Sentences in Expository/Explanatory Prose
Main Objectives:
Enhance comprehension of genre as describing forms of expository prose Enhancing awareness of the role of the audience in reading and writing Fostering use of complex sentences as necessary to expository prose; focus on subordinate conjunction difficulties and subordinate clause word order (particular problems in German acquisition; adaptable to other languages, like which conjunctions use subjunctive in Spanish) Texts, Genres & Practices analyzing, and categorizing tweeted plot blurbs distinguishing blurbs, summaries, and synopses Identifying “bad” versus “good” one-sentence film summaries, in both English and German. Explain how “accuracy” in genre depends on genre convention identify formulae and conventional short forms Cultural Knowledge & Mindset How to read and understand bias / perspective in summarizing vis-à-vis audience How to correlate content to audience (horizon of expectation) publication sources for blurbs: the hashtags: #ExplainAFilmPlotBadly and https://twitter.com/shiny1jux/status/941299435870609408?lang=en sources for summaries: imdb.com and https://www.amazon.de/) cultural positions of film viewers (and possible cross-cultural comparisons) Language Use & Strategies markers for point of view and audience in expository prose Identifying and contrasting formal and grammatical elements of long and short-form plot summaries (especially subordinate clauses, use of sentence fragments) = awareness of formulae within and register of genre Correlation of “accuracy” in plot replication with genre conventions, in both lexical choice and grammar
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Genre Play, Perspective Play

“Ein Tisch ist ein Tisch” – eine deutsche Kurzgeschichte

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Lesson Title:	“Ein Tisch ist ein Tisch” – eine deutsche Kurzgeschichte
Lesson Author:	Sina Colditz
Instructional Language:	German / English
Level of Activities:	High school, College / 1. year, 2. year / Novice, Intermediate
Text Title:	Ein Tisch ist ein Tisch
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Grammar Play, Perspective Play

Ich hätte gerne Ihre Hilfe! – wie man Ratschläge benutzt, um Probleme zu lösen

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Lesson Title:	Ich hätte gerne Ihre Hilfe! – wie man Ratschläge benutzt, um Probleme zu lösen [ I would like your help! – how to use advice to solve problems ]
Lesson Author:	Emily Claire Krauter
Instructional Language:	German/English
Level of Activities:	High school, College / 2. year, 3. year / Intermediate, Advanced
Text Title:	Schluss machen: 12 Dinge, die du beachten solltest / How to Break Up With Someone in the Kindest Possible Way
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Pragmatic Play

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Text Title:	Schluss machen: 12 Dinge, die du beachten solltest / How to Break Up With Someone in the Kindest Possible Way
Text Language:	German
Text Author:	Simone Sauter / Candice Jalili
Genre:	Personal Blogs and Journals / Social Media
Topic:	Family, Friendships, and Relationships
Lesson
Lesson Title:	Ich hätte gerne Ihre Hilfe! – wie man Ratschläge benutzt, um Probleme zu lösen [ I would like your help! – how to use advice to solve problems ]
Instructional Language:	German/English
Lesson Author:	Emily Claire Krauter
Level of Activities:	High school, College / 2. year, 3. year / Intermediate, Advanced
Pedagogical Practices:	Reading / Writing / Speaking / Cultural Understanding
Grammar Focus:	Imperative, subjunctive, modal verbs
Main Objectives:
The goal of this lesson is for students to connect important grammar concepts, e.g., modal verbs, the imperative, and the subjunctive to their everyday usage in advice giving as represented through online sites. The incorporation of advice giving also aims to build connections and draw contrasts between English and other languages of the learners and German, with regards to how advice is given. Texts, Genres & Practices This lesson includes a blog post from a German “self-help” guru and an article from a US-American newspaper website. Students engage with the articles and form meaning, both linguistic, pragmatic and cultural. The students will have to think critically and compare the C1 to the C2 as well as the L1 and the L2 to form new reflections about language use and its cultural implications for everyday life. Cultural Knowledge & Perspectives The text conveys the importance of self-help gurus in societies today and how they give advice. The text also works to build connections between the L1/C1 and L2/C2 by showing that relationships are an important part of each environment. Culturally, the article breaks stereotypes by showing that Germans are as versatile as US-Americans and do not always fit into the “direct” and/or “cold” mold, as they are often portrayed in the media. Language Use & Language Play Modal verbs, subjunctive and imperative are central to this lesson. Additionally, forms of address, e.g., advice giving, informal writing, formal vs. informal register, and imperatives are parts of the image and central to its comprehension and to the assignment following the lesson. Visually, the students will be working with a blogpost from an American and German author, which should not be novel to them.
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Pragmatic Play

Märchenhafter Poetry Slam

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Lesson Title:	Märchenhafter Poetry Slam
Lesson Author:	Sina Colditz
Instructional Language:	German
Level of Activities:	College / 2. year, 3. year / Intermediate, Advanced
Text Title:	“Der Froschkönig oder auch: Lügen haben dicke Schenkel“
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Genre Play, Sound Play, Word Play

„Begrenzte Unmöglichkeiten“ – Was kann man, wenn man nur will?

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Lesson Title:	„Begrenzte Unmöglichkeiten“ – Was kann man, wenn man nur will? [ Limited Impossibilities – Can you have it all if you really want to? ]
Lesson Author:	Patrick Ploschnitzki and Chelsea Timlin
Instructional Language:	German
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year / Novice
Text Title:	Müssen nur wollen
Text Language:	German
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Grammar Play

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Text Title:	Müssen nur wollen
Text Language:	German
Text Author:	Wir sind Helden
Genre:	Music and Music Videos
Topic:	Wants, Needs, and Obligations / Jobs and Professions / Literature, Music, Art
Lesson
Lesson Title:	„Begrenzte Unmöglichkeiten“ – Was kann man, wenn man nur will? [ Limited Impossibilities – Can you have it all if you really want to? ]
Instructional Language:	German
Lesson Author:	Patrick Ploschnitzki and Chelsea Timlin
Level of Activities:	College / 1. year / Novice
Pedagogical Practices:	Reading / Writing / Speaking / Listening / Viewing / Cultural Understanding
Grammar Focus:	Modal verbs
Main Objectives:
Students will be able to reflect on and express their own associations with the concepts of possibility, impossibility, and motivation and how these are shaped by the cultures within which we live; compare and contrast these ideas to the perspectives expressed in a popular song; understand and interpret the use of modal verbs and other markers of modality as a means of expressing possibility (especially in the form of wishes, needs, and obligations); and express personal and professional motivation(s) in the form of other popular media, e.g. a motivational poster, a meme, or an email signature. Texts, Genres & Practices Listening to and viewing the music video for “Müssen nur wollen” by Wir sind Helden, a song which plays with modal verbs in order to express a critical view on expectations and obligations placed on individuals in society; Analyzing and interpreting key phrases in the lyrics through the use of translation; Designing a motivational poster, meme, and / or an email signature, which expresses a belief or value about possibilities and opportunities. Cultural Knowledge & Perspectives Comparing and contrasting beliefs and values surrounding possibilities, opportunities, and motivation as expressed in German and American popular media, including a pop song, motivational posters, memes, etc. Play with cultural expectations, beliefs and values about personal and professional motivations and the limits of opportunity. Language Use & Language Play Grammar play with modal verbs and other expressions of modality as they are used to express wants, desires, abilities, and opportunities, and with intended meanings. Culture play with intended meaning in varying phrases and cultural values associated with desires and opportunities.
FLLITE Form:	Culture Play, Grammar Play