Globale Simulationen

The seminar Global Simulation teaches students the basis of a global simulation in the foreign language classroom. As part of the course students develop and organize their own simulation on the subject of Hollywood. The simulation then takes place at the YLAB as one project day for the 8th grade of the IGS Geismar.

The following trailer of a film about the simulation in the summer semester 2016 gives you an impression of the simulation.



Here you can find some impressions of the first digital Hollywood-simulation in the winter semester 2020/21:

Welcome to the digital Academy Awards

.. and here of the Hollywood-simulation in the winter semester 2017/18:

Welcome to Hollywood - Eine Globale Simulation im YLAB

The Hollywood-simulation in the summer semester 2017:

And the Oscar goes to ...

The Hollywood-simulation in the summer semester 2015:

Global Simulation Hollywood

In the seminar Teaching Speaking students acquire the theoretical basics of teaching speaking in the foreign language. Furthermore, they develop their own teaching units for pupils of different age groups, which will be implemented at the YLAB on one project day. In the winter semester 2015/2016 an 11th grade of the BBS II took part in different speaking activities such as a talk show, discussions rounds etc. For one morning English had become their one and only language. In the summer semester 2016 a 7th grade of the IGS Geismar took on the roles of applicants for a job with the famous Sherlock Holmes. Besides of successfully solving a difficult murder case, the pupils developed their speaking skills. The university students on the other hand gained experience in the teaching of such a workshop. As part of their reflection they were instructed to analyze video sequences of their own teaching. In the winter semester a 10th grade of the Hainberg-Gymnasim also put on the roles of detectives in order to solve the difficult case of the murder of a groom on his wedding day. In the summer semester 2017 pupils of a 12th grade of the IGS Geismar joined a simulation of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird". As reporters they had to do research on the case of Tom Robinson and eventually create a news report for the famous Worldtainment News Agency. Future detectives from a 9th grade of the Hainberg-Gymnasium solved the difficult case of the murder of a young twin girl (based on a original Sherlock Holmes-case). The pupils enjoyed the day very much and and some nearly forgot that they spoke English all the time.