The German Section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

Sweet Briar-Goethe House Total Immersion Weekend

Sweet Briar College hosts annually, with the Goethe House of New York, a Total Immersion Weekend for German teachers in Virginia. The most recent Immersion Weekend was held September 26 -28, 1997. This year's subject was

PROJEKT: GERMANY ON THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM


The group of 31 German teachers explored five Bundesländer: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Brandenburg, Thüringen and Sachsen and found information famous Germans connected to these Bundesländer. The participants, who were divided into six groups gathered materials from the Internet as well as from information provided by the Goethe House.

The group was very fortunate to have the participation of Ralph Grüneberger, a poet from Leipzig who has been working for several weeks at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts across the road from Sweet Briar College. Ralph not only provided much valuable information and assistance to the group investigating Saxony, but also treated the group to a poetry reading and discussion on Saturday evening. He read several poems from his recent book Dieselbe Straße, ein anderes Deutschland as well as some recent poems which he had just finished during his stay in Virginia.

The participants in the program paid a fee of $65. and the Goethe Institute covered the expenses for accommodations and meals at Sweet Briar College.

Program
Project: German on the Internet in the Classroom

Friday, September 26, 1997

4-6 p.m. Registration
6-7 p.m. Dinner
7-8 p.m. Introduction to the Internet in the Laboratory
8-9:30 p.m. Introduction to the Project 5 German States: Schleswig-Holstin, Hamburg, Brandenburg, Thuringia, Saxony
followed by a reception

Saturday, September 27, 1997

8 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Group work on the internet on the 6 German States and 6 famous persons
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. -3:30 p.m. Continuation of group work
3 p..m. -6:00 p.m. Preparation of presentations in the individual groups
6 p.m. Dinner
7 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Practice for presentations followed by a reception

Sunday, September 28, 1997

8 a.m. Breakfast
9 a.m.-noon. Presentation of results of group work and final discussion
noon Lunch, followed by departure.
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Last update: October 11, 1997