Author : Hartmut Aufderstraße, Heiko Bock, Jutta Müller, Dr. Helmut Müller
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 3190016917
ISBN-13 : 9783190016914
Language : German
Level : Lower Intermediate
Market : Adolescent/Adult
Pages : 160
Publisher : Hueber Verlag
Publishing Date : November 2003
Series : Themen Aktuell
Size : 18.4 x 1 x 23.6 cm
Subtitle : Textbook
Subject : German
Weight : 200 g
Topics current is the updated and optically completely revised edition of Topics . Themes up-to-date offers new drawings and photos in a modern layout. The content of some texts and exercises has been adapted to the present day.
Target group: Adult beginners in basic level courses at adult education centers, Goethe Institutes, universities, private language schools and other institutions worldwide who attend courses in German as a foreign language.
Learning objective: communication in everyday situations; active participation in conversations about topics of general interest; Sensible handling of simple literary and columnist texts as well as factual texts. Topics currently 1 leads up to level A1 according to the reference framework of the Council of Europe, Topics 2 to level A2 and Topics currently certificate volume to level B1 ( German certificate ).
Concept: Topics aktuell is a textbook with communicative objectives, ie with impetus for authentic conversations and for the development of speaking materials that are important for smooth communication in everyday life. Skill-specific exercises are embedded in a systematic progression of the lexicon and grammatical structures. Text comprehension: Particular emphasis is placed on the practice of listening and reading comprehension through a wide range of specially selected or edited listening and reading texts. Grammar: The understanding of the grammatical structures is worked out inductively from the texts. Grammar overviews allow a quick orientation about the material already learned. Vocabulary: Through numerous exercises and checklists, a secure command of the vocabulary is achieved.
The textbook for German as a foreign language comprises a total of 30 lessons. It is available in a three-volume and a two-volume edition.
Processing time: In a German-speaking environment, extensive courses (two or two teaching units per week) can be expected to require 12-14 teaching units per lesson.
