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The Situation of Language – Learning in Gießen-Vogelsberg 2010

The Situation of Language – Learning in Gießen-Vogelsberg 2010. Based on interviews and questionnaire of teachers Dr. Herbert Schnell, Frankfurt am Main. Structure of Language Support System in Gießen-Vogelsberg Staatliches Schulamt ( Local Education Administration)

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The Situation of Language – Learning in Gießen-Vogelsberg 2010

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  1. The Situation of Language – Learning in Gießen-Vogelsberg 2010 Based on interviews and questionnaire of teachers Dr. Herbert Schnell, Frankfurt am Main

  2. Structure of Language Support System in Gießen-Vogelsberg Staatliches Schulamt ( Local Education Administration) 1 inspector as adviser 1 Regional adviser - English as foreign language ( teacher – only 2 hours of instruction less for consulting ) Vogelsbergschule: 1 School adviser only for English-teaching elected by English-teachers 2 teachers responsible in the QUILL-project

  3. The situation of English – teaching in Hesse English is the first foreign language in all schools primary school – 3rd form (8 years old) - 2 / 3 lessons/week secondary ( 5th – 10th form) in all types of school – 4 lessons/week higher secondary education (Gymnasiale Oberstufe -10/11-12/13) – 3 lessons/week Full-time vocational school (Fachoberschule) – 3 lessons/week

  4. Second Foreign language and other Second Foreign language is obligatory in Real- and Gesamtschulen und Gymnasien Start: 6th/7th form ( Gymnasium) – 7th form other 4 lessons /week Languages: French ; in Gymnasium also Latin, Spanish Third Foreign languages: Russian, classic Greek, Special: migrants have lessons in their mother tongue e.g. Turkish

  5. Qualification of teachers (1) • Studies in 2 subjects e.g. English/History at university – 4 /5 years – 1st state‘s exam • 2 years of induction in schools (Referendariat) – 2nd state‘s exam • inservice – training offers by LEA or Center of Teacher-Formation and Training ( AfL) • Inservice-training: regional ( adviser) or central

  6. Qualification of teachers (2) • inservice-training today: main point: new curriculum and standards e.g. in English • since PISA: competence-oriented teaching • School-based inservice-training of IT – working with active-board (e.g. online-dictionary, learning-software)

  7. Tests and/or assessment ( 1) • National surveys and tests since 2009 by National Institute for Quality in Education (IQB) in 6th., 8th. and 10th.form in all 16 federal states (Laender) • In Hesse final central exam in Haupt- and Realschulen and Gesamtschulen in 9th. and 10th. form and Abitur (12/13th. Form) • Regional: comparative assessment in the project „Voneinander lernen“ (learning from each other) in LEA GI/VO

  8. Tests and/or assessment (2) • at school-level: teachers in parallel classes develop common written tests to compare the level of classes or learning groups

  9. Contacts and special offers • exchange of students: in the last time less (LEA) • study travels at the end of school-time ( so called „Finaltravels“- Abschlussfahrten) • exchange by internet ( fixed on teacher) often by Skype • Vogelsbergschule:Evening-events of Foreign Languages (2 years) • Special presentations for parents by classes

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