German for Kids

German for Kids - Sprich mit! (German for Kids) is an educational film for children and an award-winning introduction to the German language.[1][2]

German for Kids – Sprich mit!
Directed bySergej Moya
Produced byJulia Moya
Christopher Zwickler
Written bySergej Moya
StarringKaan Aydogdu
Hannah Herzsprung
Clemens Schick
Elyas M’Barek
Trystan Pütter
Leonardo Nigro
Stefan Konarske
Music byStefan Henning
Sergej Lubic
CinematographyArmin Franzen
Edited byRob Myers
Distributed byLingua-Video.com
Release date
  • 2011 (2011)
Running time
23 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

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...[3]

Release

German for Kids premiered in Berlin on November 28, 2011.[4]

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.[5]

DVD

The DVD-ROM – licensed for educational purposes – is in three parts:[6]

  1. Main feature (23 min.)
  2. 9 educational short films (14 min.)
  3. 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.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Awards

German for Kids has been awarded the Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance 2011.[17]

References
  1. German for Kids Official Page and Trailer
  2. Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance
  3. German for Kids Official Page
  4. "German news clip about the premiere in Berlin". Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  5. German for Kids Official Page
  6. German for Kids Official Page
  7. "The German Federal Government on German for Kids". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  8. The Christian Democratic Union party on German for Kids Archived 2013-02-10 at Archive.today
  9. "The Social Democratic party on German for Kids". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  10. "German news clip about the premiere in Berlin". Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  11. "German news clip on German for Kids at the didacta (leading fair in the education sector)". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  12. Bild newspaper on German for Kids
  13. Spiegel Online online newspaper on German for Kids
  14. Bonner Generalanzeiger newspaper on German for Kids
  15. Berliner Tagesspiegel newspaper on Sprich mit!
  16. German for Kids recommendation for parents - T-Online website
  17. Berlin prize for Integration and Tolerance
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