Learning German at our school is based on the Communicative Language Teaching – a method of learning that evenly develops all language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Classroom activities are characterized by trying to produce meaningful and real communication at all levels. As a result lessons are more learner-centred.

Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method that attempts to center attention to encouraging learners to listen and respond to the spoken target language commands of their teachers. In other words, TPR is a language-teaching method built around the coordination of speech and action; it attempts to teach language through physical (motor) activity – this method is mostly applied in language teaching in a kindergarten class.

• Activities focusing on fluency and accuracy

• Meaningful practice (language control is provided but students need to make meaningful choices when carrying out practice)

• Communicative practice (real information is exchanged and the language use is not completely predictable)

• Generating questions that promote higher order thinking but use varying levels of linguistic complexity depending upon the proficiency level of each student

• Mechanical practice (repetition drills and substitution drills designed to practice use of particular grammatical or other item)

• Use of songs

• Having students work in cooperative learning groups

• Assigning individual work with clear guidelines and expectations

• Planning activities that involve Total Physical Response

• Including role-playing activities in a variety of content areas.

• How to use language for a range of different purposes

• When to use language appropriately for written as opposed to spoken communication

• How to produce different types of texts.