MTTC German (024) case studies
MTTC German (024) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
German (024) is one of the subject tests in the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) program, delivered as a computer-based test at sites in Michigan and nationwide. It is intended for candidates seeking the German endorsement, and the source page notes that both the German test (024) and a Professional Knowledge and Skills test (117, 121, 135, or 136) are required to obtain the FB endorsement for initial certification. The MTTC German (024) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,263 words.
1Prioritizing Interlanguage Errors in German II Writing
Brandt teaches German II at a suburban high school with 27 students in her largest section. After Unit 4 she analyzed a 10-sentence diagnostic narrative, 'Mein letztes Wochenende.' Twenty-four of 27 students kept verb-second order in main clauses with a fronted time expression ('Am Samstag habe ich ...'), but 16 of 27 wrote subordinate clauses such as 'weil ich war müde,' with the finite verb in second position.
717 words, about 4 min2Glossing Decisions for an Authentic Pfand Article
Okafor's German III class has 22 students. He wants to use a 210-word authentic online article about Germany's bottle deposit system (Pfand).
639 words, about 3 min3Scoring Regional Standard German on an Oral Exam
At a German IV oral exam, 25 students do a five-minute paired discussion on the prompt 'Sollte man Handys in der Schule verbieten?' Two raters score with a four-criterion rubric: comprehensibility, vocabulary range, grammatical accuracy, and interaction. One student, Jonas, spent last year in Graz and consistently uses Austrian standard forms: 'Jänner,' 'Erdäpfel,' 'Sackerl,' 'heuer,' and 'ich bin gesessen' for 'I was sitting.' His pronunciation includes Austrian vowel qualities, and he is among the most fluent speakers in the class.
643 words, about 3 min4Rethinking an Oktoberfest-Centered Culture Chapter
Yildirim teaches a six-week exploratory German wheel at a middle school. The 32 students include two with German-born parents and one whose family is Turkish-German.
627 words, about 3 min5Placement Decisions with a 25-Point Standard Error
Maya is a rising ninth grader entering a district German program. Placement uses a 60-item multiple-choice test of vocabulary and grammar plus a 10-minute writing sample.
637 words, about 3 min