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German for Kids
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Wikipedia article
'German for Kids - Sprich mit!' ('German for Kids') is an educational film for children and an award-winning introduction to the German language.[http://lingua-video.com/index.php?l=5&x=0&y=0&q=german+for+kids 'German for Kids' Official Page and Trailer][http://www.initiative-hauptstadt.de/veranstaltung_13.04.2011_10 'Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance']
Plot
9-year-old Elias and his father are going for a walk in Berlin. Suddenly, Elias loses sight of his father. This is the start of an adventurous journey through the capital. But Elias has a problem: He doesn't speak German!
Fortunately, many people help him with his search and teach him basic lessons of the German language. Elias learns how to introduce himself, how to express feelings, names of food, the alphabet, the numbers from 1 to 10, and many other things...[http://lingua-video.com/index.php?l=5&x=0&y=0&q=german+for+kids 'German for Kids' Official Page]
Release
'German for Kids' premiered in Berlin on November 28, 2011.
The publishing house Lingua-Video.com released the film on DVD-ROM licensed for educational purposes in addition with 9 educational short films and a comprehensive study guide in November, 2011.[http://lingua-video.com/index.php?l=5&x=0&y=0&q=german+for+kids 'German for Kids' Official Page]
DVD
The DVD-ROM licensed for educational purposes is in three parts:[http://lingua-video.com/index.php?l=5&x=0&y=0&q=sprich+mit 'German for Kids' Official Page]
# Main feature (23 min.)
# 9 educational short films (14 min.)
# A comprehensive study guide
#* 6 units with detailed teacher guidelines
#* 49 work sheets for different levels (self-explanatory)
#* Wide variety of possible applications
#* Interactive picture gallery
#* Script
#* Links for further activities
Reception
'German for Kids' in Germany released as 'Sprich mit!' has been widely acclaimed and recommended by German politics and media.[http://www.cducsu.de/Titel__sprich_mit_ein_beispielgebender_film_fuer_die_integration/TabID__6/SubTabID__7/InhaltTypID__1/InhaltID__20542/inhalte.aspx The Christian Democratic Union party on 'German for Kids'] [http://lingua-video.com/uploaded/pdf/00956_de_die_bildzeitung_ueber_sprich_mit.pdf 'Bild' newspaper on 'German for Kids'][http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/leben/schauspieler-aydogdu-ich-mag-deutschunterricht-nicht-so-a-750318.html 'Spiegel Online' online newspaper on 'German for Kids'][http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/lokales/kultur/Auszeichnung-fuer-Bonner-Filmprojekt-article587491.html 'Bonner Generalanzeiger' newspaper on 'German for Kids'][http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/integration-elias-und-die-coolen-sprachlehrer-/3913160.html 'Berliner Tagesspiegel' newspaper on 'Sprich mit!'][http://eltern.t-online.de/film-fordert-migrantenkinder-auf-sprich-mit-/id_44784514/index 'German for Kids' recommendation for parents - T-Online website]
Awards
'German for Kids' has been awarded the 'Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance' 2011.[http://www.initiative-hauptstadt.de/veranstaltung_13.04.2011_10 'Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance']
References
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