Resource #1: German American Partnership Program
Site Name: GAPP
URL: www.goethe.de/gapp
Owner: Gapp, Inc. and the Goethe Institute
Type of Resource: Information on organizing exchange trips for high school students, as well as links for teaching/learning German, Germany and its culture.
Description: The German American Partnership Program (GAPP) is a non-profit high school exchange program between schools in Germany and the United States, sponsored by the German Foreign Office and by the US Department of State.
Uses: Interested schools will find general information about present exchanges, participating schools, guidelines, deadlines and useful links within these pages. In addition, there are several forms available for download by current or prospective participants. The main objective of the Program is the integration of students into the everyday life of host families and into the classroom activities of host schools to provide them with a coherent intercultural experience.
Usefulness: This resource can be used by teachers wanting to set up an exchange program, by parents to find out more about the organization behind the exchange their child might participate in, and for students, to learn more about exchanges. A fun video helps make it feel more true and current.
Quality: The quality of this website is adequate, but does no give enough information, I think.
Authorship: Gapp is a website run by the Goethe Institute.
Point of View or Bias: Wanting people to learn German. The Goethe-Institut is the official agency in order to promote the German language and culture throughout the world.
Referral to Other Sources: links to informational and commercial websites about learning and teaching German, about the country of Germany, about German culture and travel, and a German magazine.
Verifiability: Links to German websites about language exchanges, wikipedia (not a reliable source), travel insurance website (commercial), lufthansa.
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 12 accessibility errors. Many Javascript elements are present. There are many instances of missing alternative text, hidden content, unordered lists, missing labels.
URL: www.goethe.de/gapp
Owner: Gapp, Inc. and the Goethe Institute
Type of Resource: Information on organizing exchange trips for high school students, as well as links for teaching/learning German, Germany and its culture.
Description: The German American Partnership Program (GAPP) is a non-profit high school exchange program between schools in Germany and the United States, sponsored by the German Foreign Office and by the US Department of State.
Uses: Interested schools will find general information about present exchanges, participating schools, guidelines, deadlines and useful links within these pages. In addition, there are several forms available for download by current or prospective participants. The main objective of the Program is the integration of students into the everyday life of host families and into the classroom activities of host schools to provide them with a coherent intercultural experience.
Usefulness: This resource can be used by teachers wanting to set up an exchange program, by parents to find out more about the organization behind the exchange their child might participate in, and for students, to learn more about exchanges. A fun video helps make it feel more true and current.
Quality: The quality of this website is adequate, but does no give enough information, I think.
Authorship: Gapp is a website run by the Goethe Institute.
Point of View or Bias: Wanting people to learn German. The Goethe-Institut is the official agency in order to promote the German language and culture throughout the world.
Referral to Other Sources: links to informational and commercial websites about learning and teaching German, about the country of Germany, about German culture and travel, and a German magazine.
Verifiability: Links to German websites about language exchanges, wikipedia (not a reliable source), travel insurance website (commercial), lufthansa.
Currency: 2011.
Accessibility: WAVE (http://wave.webaim.org/) reports 12 accessibility errors. Many Javascript elements are present. There are many instances of missing alternative text, hidden content, unordered lists, missing labels.