WAFLT - Session Detail

2022 WAFLT Fall Conference

11/3/2022 - 11/5/2022

A-05: Exploring vignettes from the past: Letters written by German-speaking Wisconsinites in the 1880s

When:

Location:

Rosewood

Presenter(s):

Julie Larson-Guenette, German Faculty, UW-Madison ; Joseph Washburn, Project Assistant, Max Kade Institute, UW-Madison; Sophia Strietholt, PhD Candidate, UW-Madison

Language(s):

German

Level(s):

All Levels

Seating Capacity:

This session presents a German unit using letters from the Sternberger Collection (Max Kade Institute) designed to foster connections between language and Wisconsin history. Participants will learn about the primary source texts along with activities to incorporate in the classroom.