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Lotte teaches a seminar
As part of her doctorate Lotte teaches her first seminar - twenty students on Tuesday mornings, some of them older than she is. Learn to talk about teaching - didactics, presentations, leading a discussion, grading - and about how to get a quiet room talking.
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Lotte
Ehrlich gesagt: zäh. Zwanzig Studierende, eine Frage und kein einziger Wortbeitrag.
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To be honest: heavy going. Twenty students, one question and not a single contribution.
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Lecturer
Typisch Dienstagmorgen. Um acht ist das Schweigen in jeder Lehrveranstaltung ohrenbetäubend.
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Typical Tuesday morning. At eight the silence in any class is deafening.
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Lotte
Dabei war alles didaktisch durchdacht: Lernziele an der Tafel, Referate ab der dritten Sitzung.
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And everything was carefully thought out: learning objectives on the board, presentations from the third session.
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Lecturer
Der Plan ist gut. Aber bevor Sie eine Diskussion anregen können, müssen Sie erst einmal das Eis brechen. Wie wäre es mit Gruppenarbeit?
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The plan is good. But before you can get a discussion going, you first have to break the ice. How about group work?
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Lotte
Und die Benotung? Ist das Referat der einzige Leistungsnachweis?
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And the grading? Is the presentation the only assessment?
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Words and Phrases
- die Lehre teaching
- die Didaktik didactics
- die Lehrveranstaltung course
- die Sitzung session
- das Lernziel learning objective
- der Leistungsnachweis assessment
- die Benotung grading
- die Dozentin lecturer
- der Dozent lecturer
- die Gruppenarbeit group work
- der Wortbeitrag contribution
- benoten to grade
- anleiten to guide
- anregen to stimulate
- didaktisch didactic
- lehrreich instructive
- das Eis brechen to break the ice
- das Seminar seminar
- das Referat presentation
- der Student student
- präsentieren to present
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