Learning German: How socks help to learn a new language

How can children learn German with hand-made sock puppets and tablets? The creators of “Deutsch mit Socke” (German with Sock) show how easy it is. A red puppet called “Socke” (Sock) meets Esther, a person. Esther speaks to Sock in German – a language in which the little puppet is not very fluent. Whatever could go wrong with that? A lot, hopefully – and that’s what “Deutsch mit Socke” is all about. The new TV series has been produced by Puppet Empire, a group of puppeteers and film-makers from Cologne, for WDR/KiKa. Sock parrots everything Esther says and doesn’t worry too much about German grammar. Communication is effective nevertheless. More…


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