Kontakte
7th Edition
Published on 16. February 2012
Book
Hardback
560 pages
978-0-07-338634-8 (ISBN)
Description
Your students are changing. Technology is changing. The idea of the classroom is changing. Now, the way your students learn German is changing as well.In preparation for this edition of Kontakte, we conducted extensive research, employing a wide array of research tools including surveys, focus groups, and ethnographic studies to identify the key goals and challenges of the introductory German course. Not surprisingly, communication and cultural competence are among the top goals of the majority of instructors, who are facing the challenges of fewer contact hours, budget cuts, and new course formats that make these goals difficult to achieve.
The Seventh Edition of Kontakte continues to offer a truly communicative approach that supports functional proficiency while responding to these changing needs in new and exciting ways. As a direct result of our research, we created Connect German (www.connectgerman.com), a powerful online learning platform that includes the ebook, the online Arbeitsbuch, an audio/video chat feature, and a brand-new video filmed in Leipzig, thereby offering a flexible solution for the evolving introductory German landscape. Enhanced by these powerful new digital tools, the Seventh Edition of Kontakte does the following:
Engages students in authentic culture and inspires them to communicate with confidence by providing them with the natural contexts they need to develop their language skills
Provides tools for flexibility and easy course administrationAchieves consistent results across the different course formats offered: face-to-face, hybrid, and online.
*Connect German, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.
The Seventh Edition of Kontakte continues to offer a truly communicative approach that supports functional proficiency while responding to these changing needs in new and exciting ways. As a direct result of our research, we created Connect German (www.connectgerman.com), a powerful online learning platform that includes the ebook, the online Arbeitsbuch, an audio/video chat feature, and a brand-new video filmed in Leipzig, thereby offering a flexible solution for the evolving introductory German landscape. Enhanced by these powerful new digital tools, the Seventh Edition of Kontakte does the following:
Engages students in authentic culture and inspires them to communicate with confidence by providing them with the natural contexts they need to develop their language skills
Provides tools for flexibility and easy course administrationAchieves consistent results across the different course formats offered: face-to-face, hybrid, and online.
*Connect German, including but not limited to the workbook/lab manual, the video program, and chat tools, is sold separately and does not come automatically with the purchase of the textbook.
More details
Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
US School Grade: College Freshman
Illustrations
688 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1365 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-338634-8 (9780073386348)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
(Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Gerhard Helbig Professor of German as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Leipzig and President of the Institute for Test Research and Test Development in Leipzig, Germany. Before joining the University of Leipzig, he taught at the University of Iowa, Iowa City (1990-1998) and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (19881990). His main research areas are: second language acquisition, corpus linguistics, language testing and assessment, and language policy. He is (co-) author of over 150 books, book chapters, and journal articles. He has extensive experience in test research and development for all language modalities (speaking, listening, writing, and reading). He has been a certified ACTFL OPI tester since 1989 and tester trainer since 1993. He has been a major contributor to the internationalization efforts of the University of Leipzig, establishing and directing joint BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs with universities in the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S.
(First and Second Staatsexamen, Gi?ttingen and Fulda) is Oberstudienri?tin (German, English, Physical Education) at the Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium in Bad Harzburg, Germany. She taught German at all levels of instruction at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and she was a Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. She is co-author of Assoziationen: Deutsch fi?r die Mittelstufe and the series Lextra Englisch Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz nach Themen. Her main interests are: the role of vocabulary in language learning, reading strategies, and the role of art in language teaching. She has been a certified ACTFL OPI tester since 1989.
Tracy D. Terrell (late) received his Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and published extensively in the area of Spanish dialectology. Professor Terrells publications on second-language acquisition are widely known in the United States and abroad.
(First and Second Staatsexamen, Gi?ttingen and Fulda) is Oberstudienri?tin (German, English, Physical Education) at the Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium in Bad Harzburg, Germany. She taught German at all levels of instruction at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, and she was a Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. She is co-author of Assoziationen: Deutsch fi?r die Mittelstufe and the series Lextra Englisch Grund- und Aufbauwortschatz nach Themen. Her main interests are: the role of vocabulary in language learning, reading strategies, and the role of art in language teaching. She has been a certified ACTFL OPI tester since 1989.
Tracy D. Terrell (late) received his Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin and published extensively in the area of Spanish dialectology. Professor Terrells publications on second-language acquisition are widely known in the United States and abroad.
Content
EINFUEHRUNG A Themen Aufforderungen Namen Kleidung Farben Begruessen und Verabschieden Zahlen Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: Vornamen KLI: Farben als Symbole Videoblick: Guten Tag und Auf Wiedersehen KLI: So zaehlt man ... / So schreibt man ... Videoecke: Persoenliche Daten Strukturen A.1 Giving instructions: polite commandsA.2 What is your name? The verb heissenA.3 The German case systemA.4 Grammatical gender: nouns and pronounsA.5 Addressing people: Sie versus du or ihr EINFUEHRUNG B Themen Das Klassenzimmer Beschreibungen Der Koerper Die Familie Wetter und Jahreszeiten Herkunft und Nationalitaet Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: So sehen sich die jungen Deutschen KLI: Wetter und Klima Videoblick: Das Wetter KLI: Die Lage Deutschlands in Europa Videoecke: Familie Strukturen B.1 Definite and indefinite articles B.2 Who are you? The verb sein B.3 What do you have? The verb haben B.4 Plural forms of nouns B.5 Personal pronouns B.6 Origins: Woher kommen Sie? B.7 Possessive adjectives: mein and dein / Ihr Kapitel 1: Wer ich bin und was ich tue Themen Freizeit Schule und Universitaet Tagesablauf Persoenliche Daten Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler KLI: Freizeit KLI: Schule Musikszene: Gewinner (Clueso)Filmclip: To comeVideoecke:Tagesablauf Lektueren Film: To comeBiografie: Guten Tag, ich heisse Strukturen 1.1 The present tense 1.2 Expressing likes and dislikes: gern / nicht gern 1.3 Telling time 1.4 Word order in statements 1.5 Separable-prefix verbs 1.6 Word order in questions Kapitel 2: Besitz und Vergnuegen Themen Besitz Geschenke Kleidung und Aussehen Vergnuegen Wortschatz Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler KLI: Der Euro Musikszene: Junge (Dei Arzte)Filmclip: Lola rennt KLI: Vergnuegen Videoecke: Hobbys Lektueren Blog: Deutsch 101 Frau Shculz hat GebutstagRinge fuers Leben zu zweit Film: Lola rennt Strukturen 2.1 The accusative case 2.2 The negative article: kein, keine 2.3 What would you like? Ich moechte ... 2.4 Possessive adjectives 2.5 The present tense of stem-vowel changing verbs 2.6 Asking people to do things: the du-imperative Kapitel 3: Talente, Plaene, Pflichten Themen Talente und Plaene Pflichten Ach, wie nett! Koerperliche und geistige Verfassung Wortschatz Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler Musikszene: Mussen nur wollen (Wir sind Helden)KLI: Jugendschutz Filmclip: Soul Kitchen (Fatih Akin)KLI: Schuljahr und Zeugnisse Videoecke: Faehigkeiten und Pflichten Lektueren Zcitungsartikel: Ringe furs Leben zu zweitFilm: Soul Kitchen (Fatih Akin) Strukturen 3.1 The modal verbs koennen, wollen, moegen 3.2 The modal verbs muessen, sollen, duerfen 3.3 Accusative case: personal pronouns 3.4 Word order: dependent clauses 3.5 Dependent clauses and separable prefix verbs Kapitel 4: Ereignisse und Erinnerungen Themen Der Alltag Urlaub und Freizeit Geburtstage und Jahrestage Ereignisse Wortschatz Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler Musikszene: Du hast den Farbfilm vergessen (Nina Hagen)KLI: Feiertage und Brauchtum KLI: Universitaet und Studium Filmclip: Jenseits der Stille (Caroline Link)Videoecke: Feste und Feiern Lektueren Anekdote: Sternzeichen (Ratik Schami)Film: Jenseits der Stille (Caroline Link) Strukturen 4.1 Talking about the past: the perfect tense 4.2 Strong and weak past participles 4.3 Dates and ordinal numbers 4.4 Prepositions of time: um, am, im 4.5 Past participles with and without ge- Kapitel 5: Geld und Arbeit Themen Geschenke und Gefaelligkeiten Berufe Arbeitsplaetze In der Kueche Wortschatz Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler Musikszene: Millionaeir (Die Prinzen)KLI: Ladenschluss in Deutschland Filmclip: Der Tunnel (Roland Suso Richter) Videoecke: Studium und Arbeit Lektueren Webartikel: Die coolsten Jobs Film: Der Tunnel (Roland Suso Richter) Strukturen 5.1 Dative case: articles and possessive adjectives 5.2 Question pronouns: wer, wen, wem 5.3 Expressing change: the verb werden 5.4 Location: in, an, auf + dative case 5.5 Dative case: personal pronouns Kapitel 6: Wohnen Themen Haus und Wohnung Das Stadtviertel Auf Wohnungssuche Hausarbeit Wortschatz Kulturelles Kunst und Kunstler KLI: Wohnen KLI: Auf Wohnungssuche Musikszene: Haus am See (Peter Fox)Filmclip: Good bye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker)Videoecke: Wohnen Lektueren Sachtext: Staedteranking Filmclip: Good bye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker) Strukturen 6.1 Dative verbs 6.2 Location vs. destination: two-way prepositions with the dative or accusative case 6.3 Word order: time before place 6.4 Direction: in / auf vs. zu / nach 6.5 Separable-prefix verbs: the present tense and the perfect tense 6.6 The prepositions mit and bei + dative Kapitel 7: Unterwegs Themen Geografie Transportmittel Das Auto Reiseerlebnisse Wortschatz Kulturelles Musikszene: Madchen, Iach doch mal (Wise Guys)Filmclip: Im Juli (Fatih Akin) KLI: VolkswagenKLI: Die SchqeizVideoecke: Ausfluege und Verkehrsmittel Lektueren Gedicht: Die Lorelei (Heinrich Heine)Film: Im Juli (Fatih Akin) Strukturen 7.1 Relative clauses 7.2 Making comparisons: the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs 7.3 Referring to and asking about things and ideas: da -compounds and wo -compounds 7.4 The perfect tense (review) 7.5 The simple past tense of haben and sein Kapitel 8: Essen und Einkaufen Themen Essen und Trinken Haushaltsgeraete Einkaufen und Kochen Im Restaurant Wortschatz Kulturelles Musikszene: Hawaii Toast Song (Alexander Marcus)KLI: OEsterreichFilmclip: Bella Martha (Sandra Nettelbeck)KLI: Stichwort "Restaurant" Videoecke: Gesundes Essen Lektueren Kurzgeschichte: Die Motorradtour (Christina Egger)Film: Bella Martha (Sandra Nettelbeck) Strukturen 8.1 Adjectives: an overview 8.2 Attributive adjectives in the nominative and accusative cases 8.3 Destination vs. location: stellen / stehen, legen / liegen, setzen / sitzen, haengen / haengen 8.4 Adjectives in the dative case 8.5 Talking about the future: the present and future tenses Kapitel 9: Kindheit und Jugend Themen Kindheit Jugend Geschichten Maerchen Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: Jugend im 21. Jahrhundert KLI: Die Jugend von heute - eine pragmatische Generation unter Druck Musikszene: Wire beide (Juli)Videoecke: Schule Lektueren Maerchen: Rotkaeppchen (Gebrueder Grimm)Film: Nordwand (Philipp Stoelzl) Strukturen 9.1 The conjunction als with dependent-clause word order 9.2 The simple past tense of werden, the modal verbs, and wissen 9.3 Time: als, wenn, wann 9.4 The simple past tense of strong and weak verbs (receptive) 9.5 Sequence of events in past narration: the past perfect tense and the conjunction nachdem (receptive) Kapitel 10: Auf Reisen Themen Reiseplaene Nach dem Weg fragen Urlaub am Strand Tiere Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: Reiseziele Musikszene: Dieser Weg (Xavier Naidoo)KLI: Deutsche Einwanderung in die USAFilmclip: Die fetten Jahre sind vordbei (Hans Weingartner) Lektueren Geditcht: Die Stadt (Teodor Storm)Reisefuhrer: HusumFilm: Die fetten Jahre sind vordbei (Hans Weingartner) Strukturen 10.1 Prepositions to talk about places: aus, bei, nach, von, zu 10.2 Requests and instructions: the imperative (summary review) 10.3 Prepositions for giving directions: an ... vorbei, bis zu, entlang, gegenueber von, ueber 10.4 Being polite: the subjunctive form of modal verbs 10.5 Focusing on the action: the passive voice Kapitel 11: Gesundheit und Krankheit Themen Krankheit Koerperteile und Koerperpflege Arzt, Apotheke, Krankenhaus Unfaelle Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: Hausmittel Musikeszene: Danke (Die fantastischen Vicr)KLI: Beim Arzt Filmclip: Das Lehen der Anderen (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)Videoecke: Krankheiten Lektueren Kurzgschichte: Jurtas neue FrisurFilm: Das Lehen der Anderen (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) Strukturen 11.1 Accusative reflexive pronouns 11.2 Dative reflexive pronouns 11.3 Word order of accusative and dative objects 11.4 Indirect questions: Wissen Sie, wo...? 11.5 Word order in dependent and independent clauses (summary review) Kapitel 12: Die moderne Gesellschaft Themen Familie, Ehe, Partnerschaft Multikulturelle Gesellschaft Das liebe Geld Kunst und Literatur Wortschatz Kulturelles KLI: Gleichberechtigung im Haushalt und im Beruf Musikszene: Cues Junge (Muhabbet)KLI: Wie bezahlt man in Europa? Filmclip: Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage (Marc Rothemund)Videoecke: Familie und Freunde Lektueren Kurzgeschichte: Deutsche Kastanien (Yueksel Pazarakaya)Film: Sophire Scholl - Die letzten Tage (Marc Rothemund) Strukturen 12.1 The genitive case 12.2 Expressing possibility: wuerde, haette, and waere 12.3 Causality and purpose: weil, damit, um ... zu 12.4 Principles of case (summary review)