290204 PS ntroductory Course in Didactics: Didactic Concepts & Contents of the Subject "Geography & Economics" (2008W)

The role the subject "GW" plays within the set of subjects in secondary education - The curricula of the subject "GW" (educational and teaching theories, didactic principles, curricula of the respective subjects) - The development of educational objectives - The basic of didactics and main theories - The most important theories of didactics relevant for "GW", focussing on goals, topics and themes, student work and economy - The correlation between "GW" and political education (subject "Politische Bildung") - Different ways of instructing- he main concepts - The relation between "geography"-"economics"-"economic geography" - Job orientation and key qualifications - To what degree are contents and methods influenced by the current political and economic situation? - "GW" and the concept of key targets according to W. Klafki: chances and risks - The subject "GW"-cooperation with other subjects (bilingual teaching) - Topography in topic-related learning - Different concepts of space in "GW": vicinity versus distance, "artificially created space", perception of spacial structures, aspects of dimension, and social relevance ... - Recent developments in the teaching of "GW": tracking "geographies in your own private lives", the importance of relevance in "GW".