Umschreiben: A Lesson Plan for Introducing Circumlocution Skills in a German Classroom

Authors

Janelle Carter, Utah State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Curriculum

Publication Date

2025

First Page

1

Last Page

7

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Abstract

Objectives:

• Introduce ways to handle communication breakdown
• Create authentic representations of our personalities: this is something we often do in our first language when we forget a word
• Increase social competence and increase willingness to communicate (will and skill, p. 82)

Comments

This is an Open Education Resource.

Recommended Citation

Carter, Janelle, "Umschreiben: A Lesson Plan for Introducing Circumlocution Skills in a German Classroom" (2025). World Languages and Cultures Activities and Assignments. Paper 2.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wlc_oer_act/2