Harvest Time II

OK, Nadine, you’ll get a different one as well

• listen to two podcasts on donaths-armee or dumbledors-armee and leave a comment
• three of you who have NOT published their podcast(s):  shame on you and final chance to do it NOW
• nearly all of you will get the marks for your SF performance

  

• feed-back about your podcasting experiences wanted

>>please read & write a comment [in German]

• time to work on wikipedia articles Clare Wigfall [who?]
• please type the links to your articles/podcasts about Indian and/or BNW topics into the LK-page in my blog, which will be open to you; good stuff to be worked on/out as a oreoaration for the final Klausur, I guess

• time to prepare another round of a debate, following Lady Mi’s excellent information >>here it is if you feel like it and we’ve a suitable topic (suggestion: Climatic changes: new coal power-stations along the coasts of East Frisia: Yes or No?)
• and what’s Mr. Donath doing in Turkey?
• …and a bilingual example for learners of German – your feed-back wanted about the way of working  as you are becoming professional online & offline learners =

Suggestion next Tuesday:

Cake & film “Brick Lane” [in German] >>more

Debate: Obama as King of the world?

1. Half an hour time

New podcasts: http://dumbledores-armee.podspot.de/

[same password]

• to organize Abi-stuff
• to upload the missing podcasts
• to comment on at least two podcasts
• to prepare the debate (–> Lady Mi & friends, please)

@14.30 h: Debate next door

• topic: “Obama as the world’s saviour?” [can be changed]

Rules for the debate:

Speaking times:
- usually 3 to 5 minutes for the major speeches
- 6 minutes for discussion
- 2 to 3 minutes for rebuttals

• opening statement: 3min. for each group to present their thesis
• while a person is speaking the rest may be silent
• discussion period of 6minutes; during this period questions will be asked
• Debaters wishing to ask questions ought to raise their hands

• Only if he/she does not ask a question will the chairperson call on the next person who puts up his/her hand
• Other debaters should be referred to in the third person
• Never referred to as “you”

If time allows:

STUDENTEN-PISA

Willkommen zum Wissenstest!

Testen Sie sich: Wie fit sind Sie in Politik und Wirtschaft, wie gut kennen Sie sich in Kultur, Geschichte und Naturwissenschaften aus? Machen Sie mit – und überprüfen Sie auf  SPIEGEL ONLINE Ihr Allgemeinwissen! >>mehr

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SLZ in den Osterferien am 3., 5.,  7. und 9. April, jeweils von 14.00 bis 17.00 Uhr geöffnet

March 3rd – wrap-up time

This is what you are expected to do/to finish today:

• leave a comment to at least two NEWS-podcasts on
  http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/
• finish your podcast on the OBAMA-topic and publish it on http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/ 
• Lady Mi & friends: please prepare a debate for next Tuesday on the topic of  “Do we need a world leader Obama?”
• and don’t forget brezel time @14.30 h Aula

Brave New Obamain World
>>UCB video

Feb 10th: preparations & a discussion

General: Your individual podcast task

• everybody please record a podcast on any NEWS topic of your interest of not more than 3 minutes; has to be published on  http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/  at the end of next week’s session [Feb 17th] -> HOW TO Podcast

Genral: Your Obama or Climate podcast (in pairs)

• idea: Obama news from different perspectives of countries/regions
• you gain insights and an overview and present your results in a podcast
• has to be ready & published on  http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/ on Tue, March 3rd at 3.30 h, please
  -> HOW TO Podcast

Today’s topic:

• half of the group is on Berlusconi’s side, the other half on Englaro’s side [she died yesterday] –> read the article and prepare for a discussion next door at 3.00 o’clock

“A New Day” – hopes & expectations

Today’s work:

• those who haven’t produced/uploaded their test-mp3 on “Climatic Change”: do so,  please (explanations see last week)
• two (who?): from the inaugural addresses last Thurs: list of examples of rhetorical means from all addresses covered –> word.doc (schule/server/donath/en72)
• two (who?): from the inaugural addresses last Thurs: list of examples of ‘US basics” from all addresses covered –> word.doc (schule/server/donath/en72)
• Obama-group USA: NYT “A New Day” –> hopes & expectations –> word.doc (schule/server/donath/en72)
• Obama-group Germany: ZEIT –> hopes & expectations –> word.doc (schule/server/donath/en72)
• everybody: work on last week’s tasks (in Obama-groups ==> hopes & expectations GB, France, Spain, Italy, etc. and/or individually to prepare an Obama/Climatic Change podcast)

@18.00 h –> watch CNN for Obama’s inaugural address live, text of  address will be analyzed tomorrow

Das Erste: 17:03 – 18.50h:  Ein Fest für Obama
Die Amtseinführung des neuen US-Präsidenten

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Final term: discussion & debate

Here are your podcasts: http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/ 

This is the plan for our final SF-term:

Topic 1: “Climatic Changes” (in pairs)

• Climate Change >>SPIEGEL-online special & other sources, of course

Topic 2: “Obama: hopes, changes, reality” (4 groups)

• group 1: American perspective (CNN & others)
• group 2: British perspective (BBC & others)
• group 3: German perspective (SPIEGEL & others)
• group 4: European perspective (various websites)

To be learnt: discussion techniques (panel, debate, etc.)
                            –> wanted: experts on debates >> more      >>world debate

Vocab: Reclam “Discussing in English” >>more 4,00 € –> who orders?

Media:

• mp3-files/individual podcasts on either of the topics above rather sooner than later, let’s start asap
• http://www.podhost.de/ ==> same password for all
• Name: Donaths-Armee;  Passwort: semifach
• audacity training >>tutorial
• start today as a test: “My/our attitude(s) towards climatic changes”
• http://donaths-armee.podspot.de/

Time: 9 Tuesdays

Grading:

• vocab learning & usage
• participation in group activities, discussions and debates
• podcast
• comments to other podcasts
• posts in your blogs: at the end of each lesson: this is what I’m working on/this is what I did/this is what I’ll do next time/at home; problems with the new design of wordpress? >>all the explanations

Possible start for the Obama-topic:

GERMANY OFFERS OBAMA DEEPER PARTNERSHIP

‘The US and Europe Standing Shoulder to Shoulder’

By Frank-Walter Steinmeier >>SPIEGEL Online January 12th, 2009

 

Preparing a panel discussion: Europe & migration

You’ve heard various positions on the topic of migration/immigration and you might have realized that there is a demand for migrants in Europe, while on the other hand there are much more people wanting to get to Europe than Fortress Europe is willing to allow in.

 Let’s have a panel discussion on the topic:

 ”How to cope with migration/immigration to Europe?”

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• organize four groups representing the different interests
• which groups are necessary?
• each group needs a coordinator
• each groups needs facts & numbers, so ask the specialists who delivered their speeches during the last weeks
• panel discussion to be held on Thursday

Group 1: Refugees

• Nadine, Nadine, Venja

Group 2: Asylum politics/politicians and their points of view

• Lady Mi, Paula, Marina, Lela

Group 3: Inhabitants of the countries involved

• Birte, Maren, Anke, Anke, Kristin, Kristin

Group 4: Effect on tourism (pro/con etc.)

• Merle, Franziska, Andreas, Daniel

Helpful:

• vocab “Migration” (two pages)
• handout “How to prepare a panel discussion”

Interesting read:

Regierung bezahlt Einwanderer für Rückkehr in ihre Heimat

Spaniens Wirtschaft stagniert, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt – nun will die Regierung mit einer ungewöhnlichen Maßnahme gegensteuern: Immigranten, die ihren Job verloren haben, sollen Geld für die Rückkehr in ihre Heimat bekommen.  >>more

Presentations 3/3: migration, immigration

News?

• wordpress has got a new dashboard design, sigh
• need your evaluations SF urgently

News on our topic?

Migration
600 Flüchtlinge erreichen Lampedusa

600 aus Libyen kommende Flüchtlinge haben sich mithilfe von vier italienischen Fischerbooten bei rauer See auf die Insel Lampedusa retten können. Dort befinden sich derzeit 1400 Afrikaner – obwohl das Auffangzentrum nur 700 Betten hat.

Rom – In einem Herbststurm mit haushohen Wellen sind vier Bootsflüchtlinge auf dem Weg nach Süditalien ums Leben gekommen. Unterdessen erreichten mehr als 600 Menschen, die Mitte der Woche mit zwei Booten in Nordafrika aufgebrochen waren, in einer groß angelegten Rettungsaktion die Insel Lampedusa. In dem erneut heillos überfüllten Auffangzentrum auf der Insel sind damit nach Behördenangaben mehr als 1400 Flüchtlinge untergebracht. Das Zentrum verfügt nur über 700 Betten.

“Wir sind am Mittwoch von der libyschen Küste aus in See gestochen, dann sind vier von uns über Bord gefallen, und wir haben ihnen nicht mehr helfen können”, berichteten Flüchtlinge nach der Ankunft in dem Auffanglager. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Hafenbehörde von Lampedusa gelang es vier Fischerbooten, die Immigranten vor dem Schiffbruch auf überaus stürmischer See zu bewahren. Die Bootsflüchtlinge hatten bereits am Donnerstag über ein Satellitentelefon um Hilfe gerufen: “Wir stecken in einem Unwetter und drohen unterzugehen.”

Etwa 250 der Ankömmlinge sollten noch am Samstag mit Flugzeugen in andere Aufnahmelager gebracht werden. Jedes Jahr treten Zehntausende von Immigranten von Nordafrika aus die gefährliche Überfahrt über das Mittelmeer nach Südeuropa an. (jvo/dpa)

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Today:

• Nadine, Nadine, Venja
• Anke, Annika
• Mi, Marina
• tomorrow: Daniel, Andreas

Presentations 2/3: Fortress Europe, migration & more

==> evaluation
[to be handed in next Tuesday]

==> 30 years ago: Vietnamese Boat People: “Die Bilder von der heimatlos auf dem Meer dümpelnden “Hai Hong” erreichten in der Vorweihnachtszeit 1978 die Wohnzimmer der westlichen Industriestaaten. Die Weltöffentlichkeit war erschüttert – und bald auch zur Hilfe bereit. Mit seinem couragierten Vorstoß, zunächst 1000 Boatpeople – davon 644 von der “Hai Hong” – nach Niedersachsen zu holen, machte der damalige Ministerpräsident Ernst Albrecht (CDU) den Anfang. Andere Nationen folgten seinem Beispiel. Für Hue-Phuong Quan und die anderen Flüchtlinge an Bord der “Hai Hong” hatte der Alptraum auf See endlich ein Ende. ” >>more SPIEGEL: EINES TAGES

3. feedback Kristin/Birte

4. Lela & Paula

5. Kristin T. & Marje

6. Bianca & Franziska

7. NN

 

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Presentation time: Fortress Europe, migration & more

• 

Here we go with the first set of presentations and their evaluation.

Please take notes:

• what shocks you?
• what’s new to you?
• three new words/structures
• one question

 

 

1. Anke H. >>blog   & Maren >>blog
   

2. Anna >>blog & Merle >>blog

3. Birte  & Kristin B. >>blog

Next week:

4. Lela & Paula

5. Kristin T. & Marje

6. Bianca & Franziska

7. Nadine & Nadine & Venja

 After all presentatations: panel discussion “Fortress Europe”

 

 

 

 

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