by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 13, 2019 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Words by Carol Hughes Das Wende-Bilderbuch Authors: Harriet Grundmann, Susanne Vogt Illustrated by Lars Baus Publisher: Coppenrath, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-8157-9723-5 As we approached the 30th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall it reminded me that ten years ago when...
by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 13, 2019 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Words by Carol Hughes Fritzi war dabei Author: Hann Schott Illustrator: Gerda Raidt Klett, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-941411-15-9 Fritzi war dabei tells the story of the Leipzig demonstrations and the opening of the border from the point of view of Fritzi. The story begins on...
by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 13, 2019 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Words by Carol Hughes Grenzgebiete. Eine Kindheit zwischen Ost und West Author: Claire Lenkova Gerstenberg, 2009 ISBN: 978-3-8369-5247-7 In German this book is known as a “Sachcomic” presenting the factual reality of life in the DDR in a comic book format with the...
by Clodagh Cooney | Nov 6, 2019 | German Culture, German Practice, German resources, German Reviews, German Zone, Secondary Resources |
For teachers planning a residential or cultural visit to Berlin, Eva Lamb from ALL Yorkshire shares a treasure hunt she has put together for her regular visits there, along with the answers. Stadterkundungsspiel – BERLIN Stadterkundungsspiel – BERLIN – answers To...
by Clodagh Cooney | May 21, 2019 | German Practice, German Reviews, German Zone |
In the days where we hear about declining numbers in German it is wonderful to hear about events which really enthuse students learning German. Delivered by Janine Turner at the end of the Spring Term, for Y13 pupils learning A-level German at The King’s School in...
by Victoria Mitchell | Apr 20, 2018 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Kittys Schottland-Safari Words: Carol Hughes, Language Consultant and ALL Resources Editor Kittys Schottland Safari is a picture book published in five different languages. It is a humorous story about a cat family and the daughter cat, Kitty, who knits items for...
by Victoria Mitchell | Mar 16, 2018 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Reviewed by: Kerstin Christmann, German teacher, Stockport Grammar School If you are looking for a compact overview of the themes and characters in the books and films that are on the prescribed list of the new AS/A2 German curriculum, I can warmly recommend German...
by Victoria Mitchell | Feb 22, 2018 | French reviews, German Reviews, Italian Reviews, Language Zones, Spanish Reviews |
Words: Joanna Alexander, The University of Nottingham talking the Talk French, German, Italian and Spanish is a series of books aimed at helping the learner to feel confident in chatting in social situations. Topics covered include: getting to know people, lifestyle...
by Victoria Mitchell | Nov 23, 2017 | French reviews, German Reviews, Italian Reviews, Language Zones, Spanish Reviews |
Words: Lisa Stevens, Primary language teacher and ALL Council member Early Language Learning: Complexity and Mixed Methods, edited by Janet Enever and Eva Lindgren Early Language Learning: Complexity and Mixed Methods is the first in a series of books published by...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jul 27, 2017 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Speed up Your German Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass and Silke Mentchen Routledge, 2017, 223 p, £24.99 ISBN 978-1-138-83109-4 The authors claim Speed up your German to be “a unique and innovative resource” and I would definitely agree. This excellent publication is a very...
by Victoria Mitchell | Jun 16, 2017 | French reviews, German Reviews, German Zone, Language Zones, Spanish Reviews, Spanish Zone |
Victoria Mitchell, Education Officer, ALL LeVocab is a vocabulary quiz app for beginners to advanced learners in French, German and Spanish. If you want to practise your vocabulary in an easy and fun way then leVocab app is the app to help you do so. The user...
by Wendy Newman | Jan 12, 2015 | German Reviews, German Zone |
Mandy Wight, Reviews Editor REVIEWS The books reviewed for this edition are aimed at learners of German at Intermediate to Advanced level. Two coursebooks reviewed here are aimed specifically at learners intending to study or work in Germany: ‘Campus Deutsch- Lesen’...
