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German Jordanian University students run German storytelling session for third-graders
The German Jordanian University hosted Oxford Schools third-graders for stories and creative writing in German, with its own third-year students leading the activities under a German Embassy-funded project.
Why it matters: Third-year applied humanities students at the German Jordanian University gained hands-on practice teaching German to young children through the session.
The German Jordanian University (GJU) said its Department of Applied Humanities hosted a group of Oxford Schools pupils in third grade for a session of stories and creative writing in German, together with the publisher Utopia Jordan for Publishing & Distribution.
According to the university, the children used drawing, finger puppets and storytelling to put their ideas into German, with Prof. Dr. Gordon Mitchell supervising.
The university said third-year students from its School of Applied Humanities and Social Sciences led the activities under a 'learning by doing' model meant to let them apply classroom theory and build teaching ability.
The session belonged to a project titled 'Empowering Learners Through German Language Education', which the German Embassy in Jordan finances and Prof. Dr. Haytham Thawbih manages.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Two groups took part: GJU third-year applied humanities students, who practised teaching, and Oxford Schools third-graders, who worked in German through creative activities within an embassy-financed project.
