Mediation

You can “mediate” between two languages: from German to English or from
English to German. You can collect some information in German and explain it
to someone in English. Or you can collect some information in English and
explain it to someone in German.

Example: You are in London with your family. Your little sister doesn’t
understand the waiter in a restaurant. You help her and mediate what the
waiter has told you from English to German.

Tips for mediating a text

• Use your own words. Do not translate.
• Use simple and short sentences.
• If you don’t know a word, paraphrase it. (→ method card: paraphrasing)
• Only mediate important information. Leave out unimportant information.
• Use different reading strategies. (→ method card: skimming, scanning)

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