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Turkish-German Poems

Introduction

Poems

Poet Biographies

Activities

Lesson Plans

Links

Mini-Lecture
(Can be done in class as a listening comprehension exercise. Give a very brief talk based on the following points, have students take notes, and then "de-brief" by having the students summarize what you said in English or by asking comprehension questions in German. The information is from the 1998 edition of Kaleideskop.)

· Ausländer--Definition
· 1998: Es gab 7.4 Millionen Ausländer in Deutschland (9%)
· Frage: Was sind die Nationalitäten?
· Antwort: 29% türkisch; 18% jugoslawisch; 8% italienisch