A place to think!?– Practical experience,reflection and its core influence in Training for German Teachers in Brazil

Abstract

With reference to the undergraduate course on Portuguese and German at a Federal University in Southeast Brazil, the article first describes some fundamental elements of German language teacher training in the country. Hereby it becomes clear how important the integration of theory and practice is for the training of student´s competencies. In this context, the article secondly gives insights to a subject offered at that university, in which the participants use bases of action research by reflecting on their own teaching and thus strengthening their professional performance as teachers. Finally, some suggestions from this experience will be formulated for a meaningful integration of reflective elements in the teacher training.