Conversation Class Lesson Summary
Language Resident Name: Lea Marie Uhlending
Day and Date: Tuesday, 01/30/24
Language and Level: Advanced Class
Class theme/topics discussed:
The meeting between right wing extremist in Potsdam that was uncovered by CORRECTIV
Goals of the class:
Diving deep into current political/social issues in Germany
How did you structure the class?
Last week we had talked about this meeting being revealed and the general things that had been revealed then, for this week we watched a theatrical recreation of said secret meeting. The video was exactly one hour long, we watched the video and both took notes to discuss on Thursday
What technology, media or props did you use? (Internet resources, handouts, etc.)
the TV, laptop
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
The auto-generated subtitles were surprisingly good so that was probably helpful for my student. I also paused in moments where the story got a bit more convoluted to give her some explanations. The student was very very interested in this video and the entire topic, so the class was fun.
How could this class be improved/ modified?
The class worked well for someone that is as proficient and politically interested as my student is but I don’t think I would otherwise show the entire video to a class. For other classes I would’ve picked out some scenes to show.