THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Lovemy German Please send any

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN #Lovemy. German • Please send any • Good news stories • For the German zone However short or long, with links if available to steven. fawkes@gmail. com 1

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN What is THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN? • An online game at two levels for children in Primary learning a language • Challenges in French, German, Italian, Spanish or English • A diagnostic tool for the teacher • Other resources – all free for teachers to use! 2

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THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Where is everything? • https: //www. thelanguagemagician. net/ • e. g. Classroom Resources – Module 1: to introduce the story , characters and challenge types – Module 2: Activities to focus on problem areas – Module 3 : extra activities (for end of year) Not quite everything! 4

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Rewards • Teacher dashboard • Progression can be tracked 6

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Introducing the animals 7

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Time to play! See Manual and Tutorial Register! Set up game; pupils join by wifi or network Game is 40 minutes 8

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN What is THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN? • • A manual A Quick Guide A video tutorial Classroom Resources A Speaking module A song And a cookbook! 9

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Teacher-generated resources • World premiere ! 10

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Wo ist Krokodil? • The intention is that this short play could be used by pupils after their first playing of THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN, when they know the characters and the storyline (and may be asking if they can play again !) • Teachers are welcome to vary the number of characters, edit the text to include appropriate language, add their own ideas etc. to make it as useful as possible. • A French, English and Spanish version of the play are also available. 11

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Wo ist Krokodil? • Charakterrollen (sprechende): Avatar, Elefant, Hund, Maus, Löwe, Pferd, Giraffe, Bär, Kaninchen, Krokodil, Winivil • Ansager/Erzähler (mehrere Kinder können mitspielen) • Katze – eine nichtsprechende Rolle • Andere Rollen: Sound effects (mehrere Kinder können mitmachen) e. g. Mäusekinder (hinter den Kulissen) • Musiker – wenn es gibt! • Zuschauer (mehrere Kinder können mitspielen) 12

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN Wo ist Krokodil? Tasks: Assign roles Rehearse for casting director Rehearse in small groups Perform for Directors What might they gain? What else might you do? 13

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No need to hunt for THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN ! THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN www. thelanguagemagician. net 15

THE LANGUAGE MAGICIAN #Lovemy. German • • • ALL working with …. . New German zone Good news stories Support for German teachers Challenges for German learners Events etc. 16

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