Foreign Language Teaching in Rudolf Steiner Schools

Foreign Language Teaching in Rudolf Steiner Schools

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  • Author: Michael Stott
  • Publisher: Hawthorn Press
  • ISBN: 9781869890704
  • Category : Languages, Modern
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

This book is intended for foreign language teachers interested in the approaches used in Rudolf Steiner schools, and also classroom teachers who teach foreign languages. Chapters address these issues: what the language lesson is to achieve; how the language lesson differs from other lessons; lesson design; examples of actual lessons; avoiding the use of English; vocabulary development; approaching grammar instruction; using language terminology in the classroom; insisting on a complete sentence; reading instruction; classroom techniques for introducing new materials; blackboard use; homework; integrating new students; ability grouping; the class timetable; and syllabus design. A series of brief plays to be performed by students, in French and German, is also included, as is a teacher's guide to "Utopie." Contains 34 references to instructional materials and other resources. (MSE)


Teaching Foreign Languages

Teaching Foreign Languages

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  • Author: Erhard Dahl
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781782501206
  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

A useful handbook for anyone interested in how Waldorf schools teach foreign languages. At one level, the teaching and learning of foreign languages has its own set of skills and challenges for teacher and student. In Steiner-Waldorf schools, however, the guiding principle of language teaching is constant: to engage with all aspects of the student -- his or her experiences, personality and movement -- to help the student connect deeply with the foreign language. Erhard Dahl, an experienced language teacher, here offers a wealth of insight into how Steiner-Waldorf schools approach foreign language teaching, including English as a Foreign Language in non-English speaking countries. He shows clearly how pupils develop vocabulary and grammar, and learn to read in the foreign language. He explores the different approaches needed for Classes 1 to 4, where, for example, imitation can be used, to the older years, where speech becomes more individual and independent. He addresses common issues, such as questions from parents about the speed of their child's language acquisition, what to do about exams, and whether to use a textbook. This will be a useful handbook for anyone interested in how Waldorf schools undertake the teaching of foreign languages.


Creative Teaching, Sustainable Learning

Creative Teaching, Sustainable Learning

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  • Author: Ulrike Sievers
  • Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
  • ISBN: 3746011477
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 338

There are many books on foreign language teaching - this book is different because it focuses on the learner and the learning process. It starts from the social nature of interactive learning and locates learning in a community of learners, one of whom is the teacher. The conditions for lasting learning in the foreign language are the basis for the teaching methods. These aim to provide a rich and shared learning context, offer individualised support and scaffolding for learning and make the language the medium for learning what learners are interested in as developing persons. It makes teachers into reflective researchers of their practice, thus ensuring that teaching is an art, a craft and a science. The best learning occurs when teachers can read the effects of their teaching on the learning behaviour of the pupils and are able to adapt their approach to be inclusive of all learning types. The approach carefully developed in this book, takes foreign language teaching and learning to a new level. Without losing touch with its origins in Waldorf pedagogy, it also draws on contemporary learning theory. Above all it is an authentic account of the learning journey of a committed and caring teacher.


The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 1 Through 3

The Roadmap to Literacy: A Guide to Teaching Language Arts in Waldorf Schools Grades 1 Through 3

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  • Author: Janet Langley
  • Publisher: Mill City Press, Incorporated
  • ISBN: 9781545660232
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 628


The Art of Foreign Language Teaching

The Art of Foreign Language Teaching

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  • Author: Peter Lutzker
  • Publisher: Narr Francke Attempto Verlag
  • ISBN: 3772052436
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 486

This study explores and develops the idea that foreign language teaching can be an art. This encompasses both considering the meaning of artistry in language teaching as well as the possibilities which artistic processes offer pupils in language learning. The first part focuses on the in-service education of language teachers in theatre and improvisation workshops, the second part examines pupils rehearsing and performing a full length play in a foreign language. Thus, this work views the fields of language teacher education and foreign language learning within a common conceptual framework.


Practical Advice to Teachers

Practical Advice to Teachers

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  • Author: Rudolf Steiner
  • Publisher: SteinerBooks
  • ISBN: 0880108533
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 228

A seer "sees' more than meets the eye, using the eyes of the soul along with the physical eyes. As all seeing is a form of cognition, higher seeing is the key to higher cognition or knowing. For human beings the spiritual world is hidden deep within the disguise of the world available to the senses and deep within the human psyche, and human consciousness, enmeshed as it usually is in the physical senses, cannot easily be aware of both worlds. The human soul is the link between the physical sense-imbued body and direct experience of the spirit, because it has the latent ability to focus consciousness into any number of levels. The ability to determine the focus of awareness is our great gift and our great challenge. In this practical and accessible guidebook, Dennis Klocek, building on the alchemical tradition and the Western path of initiation developed by Rudolf Steiner, shows how the soul's latent ability can be awakened by conscious acts of will and rhythmical practices. The practices begin wherever we are in our everyday lives and take the seeker through the levels of concentration--the ability to create and hold an inner image; contemplation--the ability to transform the image and make it dynamic; and meditation--the ability to reverse the image, or think it backward into inner silence. After presenting the practical exercises, along with commentary, that identify and lay out the steps, Klocek shows us how the path can be followed through to an understanding of a seemingly impenetrable alchemical image of the soul's journey as he guides us up the Alchemical Mountain to heartfelt thinking. Through such a journey, it becomes possible for human beings to live as spiritual beings among other spiritual beings. For those who are serious about developing faculties of higher knowing and seeing, The Seer's Handbook is a unique, practical, and friendly handbook of exercises, meditations, and insightful commentary that will guide both beginners and more advanced students along the path to higher worlds.


One approach to early foreign language learning

One approach to early foreign language learning

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  • Author: Linda Moehle-Vieregge
  • Publisher:
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  • Category : Language and languages
  • Languages : de
  • Pages : 182


Language Teaching in Steiner Waldorf Schools

Language Teaching in Steiner Waldorf Schools

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  • Author: Francis Gladstone
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781900169035
  • Category : Waldorf method of education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 144

This book for teachers provides a solid basis for the teaching of modern languages in Steiner-Waldorf Schools. It discusses Rudolf Steiner's view of the nature of language in relation to child development and also addresses the practical classroom questions of curriculum and teaching method.This book will appeal not only to modern language teachers but to anyone interested in the ideas underlying Steiner-Waldorf education.


Teaching Mathematics in Rudolf Steiner Schools

Teaching Mathematics in Rudolf Steiner Schools

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  • Author: Ron Jarman
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9781869890926
  • Category : Mathematics
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

A resource book for Waldorf teachers which covers the Class 1 to 8 Steiner-Waldorf maths curriculum. Features include: " ... how arithmetic can be introduced effectively in the early years so you can start teaching with confidence ... Draws number work from everyday life to stimulate children's interest and enthusiasm ... Gives examples for you to devise your own exercises ... Indicates how mixed ability teaching can be improved ... Relates maths to other subjects and to children's development."


An Introduction to Steiner Education

An Introduction to Steiner Education

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  • Author: Francis Edmunds
  • Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
  • ISBN: 1855842718
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 159

"To educate youth ... is to ennoble the mind, to fire the imagination, to fortify the will and to quicken initiative for life.' So writes Francis Edmunds in this inspiring, authoritative and popular introduction to Steiner (Waldorf) Education. Rudolf Steiner's educational system, well established and respected on the European continent, is gradually spreading internationally. Its radical principles, based on a view of the human being as composed of body, soul and spirit, allows for a truly holistic and balanced education that nourishes the whole child. The author explains in a clear, lively style many aspects of Steiner's educational theory, in particular the three stages of childhood development and how the Waldorf curriculum allows for a healthy understanding, nurturing and support of these phases. The role of the class teacher, the 'main lesson', temperaments, attitudes to discipline, competition and examinations are all discussed, and answers given based on the author's many years of rich and varied experience as an educator of both children and adults. This volume is an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of Steiner education, both for teachers or educationalists who would like to know more about Steiner's ideas, and for parents thinking of sending their child to a Waldorf school.