The past 10 years of German history give evidence of a paradigm shift in Germany’s national narrative. The early years of the decade were marked by widespread denial at the elite level that Germany was a country of immigration and adherence to an assimilationist model of integration but progressed to the creation of a National Integration Plan by Christian Union Chancellor Angela Merkel and the liberalization of public opinion. Germany’s recent history shows dramatic discursive and policy changes. This article documents the changes in elite discursive scripts, showing the gradual acceptance and rejection of discourses about integration and their implications for national identity. It concludes that, though the changes are not universally liberal, the decade as a whole constitutes a remarkable liberalization of both elite discourse and public opinion.
As children move through the various stages of their education, acquiring appropriate vocabulary helps them to join in classroom life. Good language and communication skills are also important in helping them to think and reason. Think about how you encourage all children to talk about their mathematical activities while they take part in them, as well as afterwards. Responding to a child's attempts to describe what they do and what they notice, helps promote confidence in speaking. Over-correcting will make children less willing to respond and try out new words and phrases.
Words that describe position, direction and movement tell us where an object is, for example in front, above, on top; and how an object moves, for example forwards, left, slide, turn. Many of these words crop up in everyday life. Hearing and using them in a familiar environment will help your child understand them when they come across them at school. For example:
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