Outreach Strategies and Innovative Teaching Approaches for German Programs

<p><em>Outreach Strategies and Innovative Teaching Approaches for German Programs</em> explores recruitment curricular design and student retention in modern language instruction by sharing best practices and a wide variety of pragmatic initiatives from teacher-scholars who have been involved in the successful building of German programs. </p><p>With German programs facing dwindling grant monies as students across the country shift from the liberal arts into career-oriented fields it is paramount to promote German programs vigorously to offer courses that reflect and compel students’ interest to keep students engaged in extracurricular activities and to establish a community of like-minded language learners.</p><p>The combination of curriculum-based strategies coupled with innovative projects and extracurricular and outreach activities is intended to serve as a guideline for teachers and scholars alike who are in need of best practices they can use to boost enrollment and attract and retain more students. </p>