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Opera in the Foreign Language Classroom: Learning German with Mozart, Wagner, Weber, and Johann Strauss
Author(s) -
Heinz Solveig M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
die unterrichtspraxis/teaching german
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1756-1221
pISSN - 0042-062X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1221.2010.00063.x
Subject(s) - german , mozart , opera , foreign language , curriculum , content (measure theory) , pedagogy , politics , mathematics education , linguistics , psychology , sociology , literature , art , philosophy , political science , law , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Content‐based instruction (CBI) has been part of the foreign language curriculum for many years at US colleges, leading to courses that combine language instruction with specific content domains, such as film, literature, politics, sports and many others. This article presents a rather unusual choice of content domain for a second‐year language course: German Opera. Based on current research on CBI, personal teaching experiences, and student evaluations, this article outlines the structure, didactics and practical components of this pioneer course.