C.7.2 (PED): Walter et al., "A Concept-Based Approach to Teaching German Declension"

Session Submission Type: Paper Session

Summary

This study adopted a concept-based approach to teaching German declension. Results from the intervention as evidenced in pre/post subject identification tasks, verbalization data, writing samples, and video-recordings of the class indicate that concept-based approaches can be powerful tools for creating awareness of and control over complex L2 forms.

Strand

• Second and Foreign Language Pedagogy

Individual Presentations

• A Concept-Based Approach to Teaching German Declension - Daniel Walter, Carnegie Mellon University; Remi Adam Van Compernolle, Carnegie Mellon University

Session Organizer

• AAAL 2015 Conference Committee, -