AATG of CNY's Spring 2012 Workshop

Saturday April 28

Improving the Teaching of Writing at all Levels with the MPG-Approach

AATG Professional Development Workshop
Saturday April 28,
Syracuse University
Hall of Languages 201

Light Breakfast: 8:30 - 9 AM
Workshop: 9 AM - 12 PM
Lunch: 12-12:30 PM
CNY AATG Chapter Business Meeting: 12:30-1:30

Presenter: Jennifer Redmann
Associate Professor of German
Franklin & Marshall College (Lancaster PA)
AATG Professional Development Consultant

Workshop Description:

This workshop will focus on reinvigorating and improving student writing in German with the MPG-Approach: by including level-appropriate Models, adopting a Process-orientation and focusing on Genres. Workshop topics will include:

• discussion of writing pedagogy and its place in the secondary and post-secondary German curriculum
• presentation of the MPG-approach (with examples of 4 types of writing guides or models for different levels of the curriculum)
• sequencing writing assignments within the entire curriculum
• integration of writing with texts and films at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels
• assessment of student writing