1. Developing Online Courses for Beginning and
Intermediate/Advanced Levels of the German Language
Renee Gregory, WLAC/German & Claudia Grossmann, WLAC/German – IUPUI
First-Year German I and II
(G 131 and G 132)
Courses G 331 Translation Practice and
G 333 Business German
• Liberal Arts and non-Liberal Arts Majors and Minors
• Dual-degree Program Students
Targeted Student
Population
• Third-year students interested in applied language
courses
• German Majors and Minors, dual degree students
• To develop fully online courses using technology with
an emphasis on developing basic language skills and
cultural awareness
• Adopting effective online teaching and learning
strategies and assessment methods.
Project Goals
and
Intervention
• Providing flexible scheduling options and self-
paced learning
• Providing opportunities for in-depth studies in
targeted areas, i.e. translation practice and
business language & culture
• Assessment methods based on Bloom’s Revised
Taxonomy of Learning Domains.
• Indirect methods: iLrn activities and tests
• Direct methods: speaking; active culture
assignments
Student Learning
& Success:
Assessment
• Assessment to emphasize cognitive dimension,
creative output, and integration of knowledge,
skills, and cultural understanding
• Holistic approach (more student-generated work
rather than textbook-driven)
• Maintains the quality of traditional classroom setting,
except student-to-student communication.
• Students are successful in the fundamental language
skills based on feedback from second-year instructors.
Student Learning
& Success:
Impact
• Collaboration with native speakers (“language
ambassadors” in G 333)
• Peer review (in G 331)
• Review of fundamental skills in applied context
• Problem-based learning with authentic objectives
• Engaged learning, collaboration