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Title :
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Subject :
Foreign language German
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Publisher :
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Country :
Germany
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Evaluation :
- Comprehensive yet clear range of products, excellently dove-tailed.
- Clear, modern, uncluttered layout, nice big typeface for students not familiar with the Roman alphabet The page player app is an interesting gimmick.
- Self-evaluation makes the user more conscious of the progress they are making
- Intercultural aspects, culture of D-A-CH and intercultural differences helps the user appreciate cultural distinctions
- Excellent 4-colour teacher's book
- Picture band at right hand side of the page aids comprehension.
- Variety of convincing (if uncontroversial) chapter contexts
- Wide and inspiring variety of media and social contexts, and media clips in original layout Attractive and informative illustrations encourage critical thinking
- High degree of transparency (introduction, solutions etc)
- Good number and variety of exercises and tests
- Positive balance between relevant and engaging content and the demands for basic language skills Gives a linguistically and visually pretty accurate image of the German speaking countries Authentic German audio (adapted for educational purposes).
- The overall design and page layout of the three books is straightforward and attractive. The illustrations are efficient and age-appropriate.
- Both the learner's book and the test book are suitably introduced through a double spread page which clearly signposts the structure of the books as well as the objectives of the different types of learning activities /tasks, including the on line extras.
- The material enables the users to take advantage of a wide choice of relevant print and digital language learning resources, including assessment activities.
- The Page player "Augmented Reality" App enables the leaners to easily access interactive additional digital content (exercises about German lexis, syntax or pronunciation, Quizzes about intercultural aspects) by simply scanning the pages of the book with their smartphone or tablet,
- The material pack takes into account the intercultural dimension by providing specific activities and information about the German-speaking countries, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- All three printed materials (learner's manual, work book and test book) help learners become conscious of progress made in relation to the learning objectives, as keys to the exercises and tests are systematically provided, as well as "Punkte gesamt" boxes in the "Alles klar" section of the work book enabling learners to self-assess.
