2009 MI-AATG Spring Meeting & Workshop
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Wayne State University

Registration Deadlines:
Wed., March 11: Deadline to register for Workshop, Luncheon & National German Exam Awards Ceremony
Thursday, March 12: Deadline to request free hotel accommodations

Please register by email: aatgmispringmeeting2009@hotmail.com

The 2009 MI-AATG spring meeting and workshop will take place Saturday, March 21 from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm. As we did last year, an AP Awards Ceremony will be included as part of the luncheon that follows the workshop. This year's MI-AATG spring meeting and workshop will again be hosted by the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University and is made possible by the Uwe K. Faulhaber Endowment for Applied German Studies.

MI-AATG Workshop

This year we are pleased to have invited Prof. Brigitte Rossbacher of the University of Georgia to conduct a workshop on "Interactive Approaches to Poetry in the German Language Classroom." The workshop will present a variety of creative ideas for integrating poetry into the language classroom. Teachers will receive a packet of poems for use at various levels of German language instruction and develop ideas for exploring the sounds, meaning, presentation, and creation of poetry in the communicative language classroom.

Brigitte Rossbacher is Associate Professor of German in the Department of German and Slavic Studies at the University of Georgia, where she coordinates the German language program and supervises the department's teaching assistants. She teaches seminars on the theory and practice of language teaching as well as language and literature courses at all levels. Prof. Rossbacher holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Davis, and her publications span a wide range of contemporary German literature, GDR studies, and language pedagogy.

Workshop Registration

The workshop will be from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm in 368 Manoogian Hall on the campus of WSU. There is no registration fee for this workshop, other than the $5.00 MI-AATG annual fee for those in attendance who are not already members.

MI-AATG Business Meeting
The MI-AATG business meeting will take place after the workshop, from 12:30-1:00 pm, followed by a complimentary buffet luncheon.

National German Exam Awards Ceremony
The MI-AATG National German Exam Awards Ceremony will take place after the luncheon, and conclude the day's event.

Luncheon Registration

In order to make adequate luncheon reservations, registration for this event is required. To register, please send an e-mail by Wednesday, March 11 to: aatgmispringmeeting2009@hotmail.com

Please include in your message:
1) Name
2) Address
3) Phone Number
4) School

Request Hotel Accommodations

Free hotel accommodations for 1 night (Friday, March 20; single occupancy) can be arranged for those German teachers living in Central, Western, or Northern Michigan (i.e. beyond a ca. 2-hour commute). Guests will be housed at the Inn on Ferry Street, located next to the Detroit Institute of Arts and one block from the University campus.

Requests for hotel accommodations must be sent by Thurs, March 12 to:
aatgmispringmeeting2009@hotmail.com

We look forward to welcoming you to Wayne State University!

Sincerely,

Mark Ferguson, Ph.D.
Director, Junior Year in Munich
Senior Lecturer in German
Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

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