The common French German history handbook. (2006 – ….)

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Crossing French Pedagogical Practices with German Ones

 
Far more than the interpretation of events, pedagogical practices have always been very different in the two countries. This manual seeks to overcome these differences and to create favourable grounds for pedagogical transfers.

The sections on historiography can sensitize students to the diversity of possible interpretations. They reflect the clear influence of German teaching methods, in which students have to express an opinion regarding what historians write, whereas in France they comment on «source» texts.

Inversely, the format with the lesson to be learned on the left-hand page and the pedagogical material on the right-hand page is in conformity with French practice, and so are the importance and quality of iconographic representations and maps.

Developing «A Common Historical Consciousness»

The manual proposes «Intersecting views», inserts expressing a variety of perspectives. Thus, the overall structure reflects the priority given to a European approach.

The general conception of the work reflects the concern to reduce as much as possible the juxtaposition of national points of view and replace them with transversal analyses.

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