Focus on phonetics
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Creative approaches to pronunciation training in German as a foreign and second language
February 15 and 16, 2018
On February 15 and 16, 2018, the Department of German as a Foreign and Second Language at the University of Kassel hosted a conference on the topic of "Focus on PHONETICS - Creative approaches to pronunciation training in German as a foreign and second language". During the conference, the participants explored creative approaches to teaching pronunciation, tried them out themselves and then discussed them.
Conference program
Lectures and workshops
Plenary lectures
Dr. Silvia Dahmen (University of Cologne)
"Phonetics and orthography - mutual influences in the acquisition of
German as a second language"
Lecture
Prof. Dr. Ursula Hirschfeld (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg)
The benefits of contrastive phonetics in German as a second language lessons
Lecture
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Reinke (Herder Institute at Leipzig University) It's all in the rhythm: Training pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary with creative rhythm texts
Workshops
Dr. Sieglinde Eberhart (Freiburg University of Education)
Whose turn is it? - Pronunciation training with scenic play
Abstract
Sandra Kroemer (Wiesbaden)
Jumping, singing, running and scuffling vowels... Vowels in motion!
Abstract
Nadine Saxinger (Amsterdam)
Please pronounce!
Improving pronunciation with theater methods!
Abstract
Dr. Kathrin Wild (University of Bielefeld)
Musically through pronunciation lessons
Abstract