--- Forwarded Message from Jorg Waltje <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 17:16:49 -0400 >From: Jorg Waltje <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Jorg Waltje <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: German Poetry - Better than ever... >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> Hello und Guten Tag! Here is a reminder for those of you new to the list, or those who already forgot about us: We are proud to announce a new learning object/resource repository for the study of German: The Poetry of Relationships -- A website featuring soundfiles, authors' biographies, guiding questions as well as activities, downloadable worksheets and other materials which we hope will help engage students in meaningful and personalized communication, while at the same time encouraging their appreciation of the German language and culture. You can find the website at http://lrc-web.modlang.ohiou.edu/lrc/poetry/ Our goal was to create something of value for language teachers that might help them draw their students in. We wanted to supply a tool that not only conforms to the five C?s of the Standards for Foreign Language Learning , but at the same time is indeed fun and engaging -- a catalyst that will encourage students to open up and share their opinions and that provides ample opportunities for meaningful conversations and the negotiation of meaning. The poems are presented in a variety of ways: (1) the printed text, (2) a recitation of the poem by its author (when available) or by a trained speaker, and (3) in musical form. In several cases the idea was to offer differing readings of the same poem in order to point out that intonation and stress can sometimes change both perception and meaning of a piece of art. Many of the poems are presented in musical form as well, since they have been adapted by classical interpreters as well as by modern popular entertainers. We invite you to look around and familiarize yourself with our offerings, use them in your classes, and then submit your own suggestions and feedback to us, directly from the website either via email or via our online survey form. Best regards, Jorg Waltje and Barry Thomas (Ohio University) --------------------- Dr. Jorg Waltje Associate Professor Director LRC Ohio University Gordy Hall 17 D Athens, Ohio 45701 (USA) Ph: (740) 593-2748 Fax: (740) 593-0729 --------------------- *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************