by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Culture, German Practice, German Zone
Nicola McLelland, Associate Professor in German and Head of German Studies (University of Nottingham) Four hundred years ago, virtually no one in Britain wanted to learn German. Yet 250 years later, in 1858, German was introduced alongside French as one of the two...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | French Practice, French Zone
Ian Maun (University of Exeter) This article attempts to provide teachers with an insight into some of the principles that govern the grammar of the French language and to show that these principles can be taught to their students, not to replace rules of grammar, but...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Culture, German updates, German Zone
Colleen Marshman, News and Notes Editor I would very much welcome items for inclusion in News and Notes. Please contact me via email: [email protected]. SPRINGT ‘REIN ! The Jugend-Umwelt-Plattform, or JUMP, has just celebrated its third birthday. Based in...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Reviews, German Zone
The following titles are reviewed in Deutsch: Lehren und Lernen, spring 2014. Michaela Perlmann- Balme, Susanne Schwalb and Magdalena Matussek, Sicher! Deutsch als Fremdsprache Kursbuch und Arbeitsbuch B2.1 Lektion 1-6, Sicher! Deutsch als Fremdsprache Kursbuch und...
by Wendy Newman | May 19, 2014 | German Reviews, German Zone
Mandy Wight, Reviews Editor Our reviews section for this issue is shorter than usual, but all 3 publications reviewed will be of interest to teachers of German in the Secondary School and Adult Education Sectors. Zwischendurch mal…Landeskunde is part of the...