0.+Pronunciation+Project

= __Aussprache__ -- //Pronunciation// practice in German =

Kristy Albrecht, German Teacher
===St. Mary Catholic High School, Neenah===

__Target Audience__: all levels of German instruction, Grades 7-12 __Background knowledge needed:__ Students must know the German alphabet well enough to spell words and sound them out. __Materials needed:__ internet access to wikispaces and quizlet __Brief description of lesson:__ Students practice spelling and will learn to correctly pronounce the sounds of AU, EU/ ÄU, EI/AI/EY/AY, IE/I/IH and CH), as well as review BASIC VOWEL SOUNDS A-E-I-O-U (page 1) and TONGUE TWISTERS (p. 7) __Lesson details:__ 1. Each page on this wikispace http://aussprache1.wikispaces.com focuses on one sound and includes:
 * a quizlet link (which includes sound)
 * list of the vocabulary to spell and pronounce with a partner
 * a voki avatar for pronunciation practice of sentences
 * a link to a youtube video with pronunciation practice

2. One word for each sound will be chosen by individual classes and a __gesture__ for that sound is determined, so that ANY time an error in pronunciation occurs, the class sees the teacher or another student gesture the key word which goes with that sound.

3. Students work individually on [|www.quizlet.com] to learn the vocabulary and its pronunciation using the link to quizlet.

4. partner work: Students trade off pronouncing and spelling the words. Knowing the English meanings gives the student an extra point.

5. HOMEWORK: Students must practice the full sentences on each page by listening to and imitating the VOKI Avatar on the page.

6. Optional: One or two youtube videos are added at the bottom of each page to explain the pronunciation of the specific sound very thoroughly.

__Formative assessment:__ The teacher will play an avatar sentence for the class and have individual students repeat them. __Formative assessment after completing pages 1 and 2__: The teacher will divide the class into 2 teams. She will pronounce a word from either the list of AU-words or the list of EU-words; students must SPELL the words aloud to earn a point for the team. (The same assessment will be used with the EI-words and IE-words from pages 3 and 4.)

__Summative Final Evaluation:__After students have completed all four pages of pronunciation practice, they will be interviewed individually and will select sentences to read aloud by rolling a 20-sided die. These sentences (found on the HOME PAGE) each include at least ONE instance of each of the sounds they have practiced (AU / EU / EI / IE/ CH).

__Students receive up to 5 points each for ACCURACY, FLUENCY and INTONATION (described on the home page).__