Grade 12 Acquiring Information

It is expected that students will:

• research, analyse, and use relevant information from several German-language sources on chosen topics to complete authentic tasks
• convey acquired information in oral, visual, and written forms

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Students' growing confidence in using German-language resources for research should enable them to engage in real-life tasks that require specific information.

• Brainstorm with students a list of German-speaking guests to invite to class. Have students determine topics for discussion, generate a list of questions, and share ideas on how to conduct a successful discussion. Ask them to:
  • invite the speaker (by letter or telephone)
  • contribute to the discussion
  • take notes during the discussion
  • thank the guest for coming
  • write thank-you letters
  • prepare reports for the class
• Suggest that students examine and discuss major news headlines in a range of German-language media (e.g., print, TV, radio, the Internet).
• Ask each student to research a German-speaking country or region using tourist brochures, travel information, and the Internet. Form groups and have each group select one of these regions to promote as a tourist destination and present the research orally and visually, along with a written report, at a class Travel Fair. Based on the effectiveness of the presentations, each student then chooses a destination from those promoted and records reasons for the choice.
• Have students use a German-language youth magazine to research the lives of favourite personalities and set goals for their own lives and careers.
• Invite each student to browse the Internet to locate three postsecondary institutions that offer German programs. Have students list the institutions they selected and give reasons for each choice. Ask them to compose formal letters to the relevant departments, introducing themselves and asking several questions about the courses or programs.

As students increase their language skills, they are expected to obtain information from an increasing variety of sources outside the classroom, use that information for a range of tasks, and report on their accomplishments. Assessment activities should consider the sophistication of the tasks students complete as well as the materials they use.

• While students interview German-speaking guests, look for evidence that they:
  • ask clear and comprehensible questions that are appropriate to the situation and their purposes
  • use an appropriate level of formality
  • record information accurately and with some detail
  • ask appropriate questions to clarify and extend the information
  • follow conventions of polite behaviour
• Work with students to develop criteria for their research projects and presentations. Criteria might include the extent to which students:
  • provide accurate information
  • use a variety of resources (e.g., the Internet, journals, brochures, books, personal interviews)
  • incorporate appropriate illustrations or other visuals
  • make themselves understood in German
  • respond appropriately to their classmates' questions
  • attempt to engage their audience
• When assessing students' letters to postsecondary institutions offering German programs, assess the extent to which students:
  • use appropriate levels of formality
  • ask appropriate questions to elicit the information they need
  • provide relevant information about themselves
  • follow appropriate conventions of formal letter writing

Print Materials

• Briefwechsel, Second Edition
• Collins 10,000 German Words
• Collins Pocket German Dictionary
• The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary
• Du und Ich
• German Crossword Puzzles - Blackline Masters
• German For Leisure and Tourism Studies
• German Grammar
• German Vocabulary
• Klett's Modern German and English Dictionary, Second Edition
• Langenscheidt's Pocket German Dictionary
• Langenscheidt's Standard German Dictionary - Indexed
• Language Fundamentals: German
• Lesebogen
• Lies Doch Mal!
• Lies Doch Weiter!
• Master the Basics: German
• Von Helden und Schelmen
• Von Weisen und Narren

• Jung in Deutschland
• A Love Divided: Berlin

• Abgemacht
• Deutsch Aktuell 3
• Deutsch Aktuell (Levels 1-2)
• Deutsch Heute Neue 1, 2, 3 (Neue Ausgabe)
• German Today - Einfach Toll!
• Kopfhörer auf! - Listening Pack
• Lernexpress
• Neue Welle Deutschland

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