"Krone" paid a visit

What Daily Life Is Like in German Language Support Classes

The “Krone” visited a German language support class (stock photo).(Bild: drubig photo – stock.adobe.com)

At the Edmund-Aigner Elementary School in Linz, 90 out of 160 children speak a language other than German as their first language. “More than in the past, but still at a level where everyone benefits,” says Principal Doris Grinzinger. “Krone” attended a class in the German language support program.

German language support class, shortly after the lesson begins: The students are preparing to attend a performance of the children’s opera “Hansel and Gretel” at Bruckner University, and the teacher is telling the fairy tale using pictures. “What do you see in the picture?” she asks a student. “The girl is sad,” the boy replies. The teacher encourages him: “Exactly. The girl is sad.”