Experiential Module
Master's Project for the MA in Foreign Language Teaching
Online Course: Language of the German Fairy Tale
One of the most impactful courses I had as an undergraduate student of German was a topics class in Märchen, or fairy tales. Through my work in this course I fell more in love with the language, and found myself excited to read and to attend lectures while learning and retaining language forms at the same time.
Due to the fact that fairy tales are highly cultural artifacts, commonly utilize language repetition, and are fairly well-known among students of all backgrounds, their use as authentic texts in a language course can be both accessible and engaging. I wanted to explore forming my own German course around fairy tale texts, and at the same time translate it to a fully online and asynchronous format.
GER 333: Language of the German Fairy Tale
Course Presentation & Rationale
Click above to view a video presentation of the course I created utilizing the Canvas LMS, and read my rationale.
Materials for Teachers
Click above to access lesson plans for four activity designs that I created to accompany the GER 333: Language of the German Fairy Tale course, and their accompanying rationales.
Experiential Module Reflective Essay
Nevin_EM_ReflectiveEssay.docx