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Welcome to the website of the GDI. On this site there are lots of resources and links which German teachers will find useful for their teaching. The website is currently being re-designed and we are testing a few new 'looks' at present!

There is also information about what the Association does for its members.

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Why learn German - Capital D
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There was a nice piece about learning German on the RTÉ programme "Capital D". Follow the link below and go to 20mins38secs!
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SLSS & Modern Languages
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From September 2009, the Second Level Support Service will be offering support to teachers of Modern Languages. It is looking to work with language teachers, across all of the languages, interested in facilitating events in their local education centre for fellow language teachers.
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Bulletin 2009
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Couldn't make the Seminar on November 14th 2009? Wished you could have been there to get the Bulletin? Well this year we have it available as a downloadable PDF file! It is a large file, so it might take a few minutes to download.
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Meet the Germans
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With 'Meet the Germans' from the Goethe-Institut, you can explore what’s typical of Germany and German society.
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NCCA Subject Fact Sheets
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The NCCA has put together a set of fact sheets which give information about the different subjects available in junior cycle. They could be useful for school information evenings and open days.
Visit their website>>
Link of Interest
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Modern Languages in Primary Schools. We now have some useful links from this initiative.
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Sharing Page
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We have received some resources which other teachers might find useful for their classes. Or do you have resources you would be willing to share with us?
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NEU! Jugendtheater: „BIKINI“
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Eine Gastspiel-Inszenierung für Jugendliche
Cindy, Conny und Sandy sind jung, hübsch und lebenslustig. Sie hängen im Freibad herum und ziehen über alles und jeden her, während sie die Jungs im Auge behalten, die angeberisch vom Zehner springen.
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NEU! Deutscher Student sucht Praktikum
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Ein Student aus Leipzig sucht fuer den Zeitraum September bis November 2010 eine Praktikantenstelle an einer irischen Primar- oder Sekundarschule.
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Ideen für das Klassenzimmer
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Here is a link for classroom resources from the German section of the MLPSI website - they might be useful for Junior Cycle students too!
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Deutsch in Irland Wiki
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The Teacher Training Day in Galway in March was a great success. NUIG have a Wiki with materials from the Seminar and more.
Visit the Wiki>>

die Umwelt
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Looking for information about the Environment? Why not have a look at the Dossier on German.ie
Visit german.ie >>

German.ie launced
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The portal website, german.ie, has been launched by Minister Batt O’Keeffe TD. The site is a result of collaboration between the NCTE, the Department of Education & Science, the Goethe Institute, the GDI and the Austrian Embassy in Ireland.
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Film: Ghettokids
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"Die Brüder Christos und Maikis wohnen mit ihrer Mutter und dem älteren Bruder im Norden Münchens in einer sehr kleinen Wohnung. Beide verdienen sich Geld mit kriminellen Aktivitäten. Sie schwänzen oft die Schule und treiben sich am Hauptbahnhof herum. "
Mehr>>Unterrichtseinheit zum Film „Ghettokids“ (pdf)
eTwinning
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eTwinning is a simple and straightforward way to forge partnerships and work on projects with other schools in Europe using information and communication technology (ICT).
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Exchange Page
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All information that we have in relation to exchanges is now available on a new page.
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European Centre for Modern Languages
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The European Centre for Modern Languages - a unique institution whose mission is to encourage excellence and innovation in language teaching and to help Europeans learn languages more efficiently.
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Last updated : Mai 2010.

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