Sustainable Language Teaching and Learning, Part 2

Teacher

Ulrike Sievers

Overview

In this new run of the course, participants are invited to join a learning community of foreign language teachers who are interested in developing sustainable ways of language teaching and learning. We understand learning as a relational process. Hence we will look at the subject, the teacher and the child.

We have divided the original course into two parts. As preparation for this second part of the course, it is useful to enroll in part 1 first. With regard to language learning, part 1 focuses on the realm of orality. Moreover the basic tools of action research and collegial conversations – the backbones of our elewa courses – are introduced which enable teachers to learn from their own teaching as well as from each other. Through watching the videos, reading the texts and working on the various tasks which focus on child development including natural language acquisition and the basic steps in the learning process, you will be well prepared to start with this second part of the course.

In part 2, we will focus on reading and writing and introduce various ways and projects which aim at sustainable language acquisition. Examples are taken from the lower classes up to class 12. Moreover, we will introduce a variety of methods that can help children and teenagers to learn new languages in school according to their own capabilities, motivated by joy and interest.

With a holistic perspective on the human being, we work with inspiration and imagination towards creative ways of teaching and learning languages in a globalized world. It is part of our vision of a global learning community of teachers that participants communicate with each other and learn with and from each other throughout the course.

The second part of the course is divided into 5 sections which equal approximately the workload for one week each. As in part 1, the first section offers some introductory information. Moreover we invite you to find colleagues to team up with for collegial communication – as it was explained in part 1 / week 1 of the course. With section 2 the Sustainable language teaching and learning course will than resume with “week 3”.

So all in all (part 1 and 2), you are invited to engage with thoughts and experiences about Sustainable language teaching and learning for nine weeks. During this time you will get to know background material, work on various tasks and assignments and get into contact with other colleagues.

We hope you will enjoy the course!

Course Features

Lectures 49
Quizzes 0
Duration 20 hours
Skill level Intermediate
Language English
Students 16
Certificate No
Assessments Yes

Curriculum

Section 1: Introductory week (part 2) 6

Since we trust that you have worked on the first part of the elwa course 'Sustainable language teaching and learning' before starting this course, we won't explain our understanding of foreign language teaching and learning again. Neither will we introduce the different tools of teacher learning again, since we have already done so quite thoroughly in the previous part. However, we will give all participants the chance to introduce themselves and to get into touch with other colleagues. Moreoever we will include an overview of both parts of the course for all of you to remember what you have read and heard about in part 1.
- Lecture1.1
  
  Welcome to the course 05 min
- Lecture1.2
  
  Overview 05 min
- Lecture1.3
  
  Creative and sustainable – our approach to FLL 05 min
- Lecture1.4
  
  Basics tools of teacher learning 15 min
- Lecture1.5
  
  Finding colleagues for community circle meetings 01 hour
- Lecture1.6
  
  Journaling – becoming a learning community 20 min
Section 2: Developing literacy 18
- Lecture2.1
  
  Welcome and overview 10 min
- Lecture2.2
  
  Journaling 20 min
- Lecture2.3
  
  Voices: Books … I couldn’t live without them! 10 min
- Lecture2.4
  
  Bringing the world into the classroom 15 min
- Lecture2.5
  
  Voices: The meaning of literature in FLL 10 min
- Lecture2.6
  
  Teaching FL in classes 1 to 3 10 min
- Lecture2.7
  
  Voices: That’s how it all starts! 10 min
- Lecture2.8
  
  Voices: Storytelling in the lower classes 30 min
- Lecture2.9
  
  Voices: A time of transition – getting familiar with the alphabet 10 min
- Lecture2.10
  
  Voices: taking steps towards literacy 10 min
- Lecture2.11
  
  Journaling 20 min
- Lecture2.12
  
  Reading in the middle school 15 min
- Lecture2.13
  
  Extensive reading in the middle school 20 min
- Lecture2.14
  
  Extensive reading in the upper school 20 min
- Lecture2.15
  
  Reading projects and presentations 10 min
- Lecture2.16
  
  Intensive reading in the upper school 20 min
- Lecture2.17
  
  Assignment: practitioner research project 01 hour
- Lecture2.18
  
  Community circle meeting 01 hour
Section 3 11
- Lecture3.1
  
  Welcome and overview 05 min
- Lecture3.2
  
  Journaling 30 min
- Lecture3.3
  
  Voices: getting children involved and interested 15 min
- Lecture3.4
  
  We learn what we are interested in … 20 min
- Lecture3.5
  
  … and what seems to be relevant for us. 20 min
- Lecture3.6
  
  Voices: an anthroposophical perspective on learning 10 min
- Lecture3.7
  
  Journaling 20 min
- Lecture3.8
  
  Voices: “Doing the real thing” 15 min
- Lecture3.9
  
  More thoughts on authenticity 30 min
- Lecture3.10
  
  Assignment: practitioner research 01 hour
- Lecture3.11
  
  Community circle meeting 01 hour
Section 4 7
- Lecture4.1
  
  Welcome and overview 10 min
- Lecture4.2
  
  Voices: becoming yourself 15 min
- Lecture4.3
  
  Journaling 30 min
- Lecture4.4
  
  Voices: creativity and the creative process 10 min
- Lecture4.5
  
  A space to grow – creative activities 30 min
- Lecture4.6
  
  Assignment: practitioner research 01 hour
- Lecture4.7
  
  Community circle meeting 01 hour
Section 5 7
- Lecture5.1
  
  Welcome and overview 05 min
- Lecture5.2
  
  Looking back as preparation for moving ahead 10 min
- Lecture5.3
  
  Reflective elements in the FL classroom 20 min
- Lecture5.4
  
  Journaling 30 min
- Lecture5.5
  
  Ideas and vision 10 min
- Lecture5.6
  
  Community circle meeting 01 hour
- Lecture5.7
  
  Feedback 15 min

Instructor

Ulrike Sievers

Ulrike Sievers was born in the North of Germany. She studied English and Biology and has taught both of these subjects in Waldorf schools with great enthusiasm for over 20 years. Her main interest is in how school education can create a space in which children and young people can grow up in a healthy way, develop a love for nature and the living world and become interested in other people, their cultures and their languages. She has also contributed nationally and internationally to teacher education and offers courses for students at the Waldorf seminar in Hamburg and Stuttgart.