Aimed at ACTFL levels Novice (all) to Intermediate (middle)/CEFR A1 to B1, this is the perfect grammar for post-beginners, combining storytelling with grammar acquisition.īuild your confidence in your German skills with practice, practice, practice! From present tense regular verbs to double object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all those aspects of German grammar that you might find a little intimidating or hard to remember. A key component of this approach is consistency and relevance, enabling students to apply grammatical structures to their language learning, as well as talking about the past, present, and future. This grammar is based on recent Second Language Acquisition (SLA) research and word frequency, to embed vocabulary and grammar into a language-specific cultural context. Bridging the gap between grammar, storytelling, and culture, learners of the German language discover Germany’s cultural history as well as life in Germany today, while absorbing grammatical structures through reading and practice. German Grammar: Reviewed and Retold is a user-friendly grammar/workbook designed to give German learners a great basis to build an in-depth knowledge of spoken and written German.
Christine Eckhard-Black is Tutor and Advisor in German at the Oxford University Language Centre. Ruth Whittle is Lecturer, John Klapper is Professor of Foreign Language Pedagogy, Katharina Glöckel is the Austrian Lektorin and Bill Dodd is Professor of Modern German Studies – all at the University of Birmingham. The Grammar is accompanied by a third edition of Modern German Grammar Workbook (ISBN 978-5-1) which features exercises and activities directly linked to the Grammar. The Grammar assumes no previous grammatical training and is intended for all those who have a basic knowledge of German, from intermediate learners in schools and adult education to undergraduates taking German as a major or minor part of their studies. The Index now has even more key words it has also been redesigned to differentiate between German words, grammar terms, and functions, thus making it more user-friendly. The chapter on register has been expanded and now includes youth language and frequently used Anglicisms in German. Examples of usage have been updated and consideration given to Swiss and Austrian variants. New to this edition, and building on feedback from the previous edition: The rules of the latest (and so far final) spelling reform have been implemented throughout. The book addresses learners’ practical needs and presents grammar in both a traditional and a communicative setting. Part B is organised according to language functions and notions such as: making introductions asking for something to be done delivering a speech possibility satisfaction. Part A covers grammatical categories such as word order, nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Modern German Grammar: A Practical Guide, Third Edition is an innovative reference guide to German, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. Author : Ruth Whittle,John Klapper,Katharina Glöckel,Bill Dodd,Christine Eckhard-Black