foundationsgerman.com

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This site is for tutors using (or considering using) the 2011 second edition of Palgrave Macmillan's Foundations German 1 beginners' coursebook first published in 2003. The title forms part of the unique Foundations Languages series of coursebooks specially designed for beginners' and intermediate levels in higher education. and similar provision. See the Palgrave Macamillan site for more about the series; www.palgrave.com/modernlanguages

Numbers of individual visitors and visits to the site once more reached record figures in March.

The site is constantly reviewed and was last updated on 28 April.

Tom Carty and Ilse Wührer, authors (Tom is also Series Editor for Foundations L.anguages)

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New and revised features.

A menu item which provides additional ideas for exploiting material in the book as well as some supplementary items. Click on german 1, then extras.
NEW EXTRA ITEM FROM 4 APRIL 2012!: vERB CHECK A to D, English to German
NEW MENU ITEM FR0M 28 APRIL :Thoughts on the use of English in textbooks and the classroom.
The suggested syllabus is designed in the first place for formal course documentation such as module guides and review and validation documents. Click on german 1 and then on syllabus. For teaching purposes it should be read in connection with the detailed contents Overview on pages x and xi of the coursebook. There is a separate grammar syllabus item.
See also the detailed learning objectives in the Common European Framework/Gemeinsamer Referenzrahmen Levels A2 and B1 in menu items CEF intro and CEF detaillierte Kompetenzen 1 and 2.

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Navigation is straightforward: you will find further menu items when you click on the main headings: german 1, then syllabus and so on to detailed CEF criteria, Unit-by-unit notes for tutors etc.

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The Photo Gallery below is currently showing a series of downloadable photos of street scenes and pictures of public places in Germany which can be used as stimuli for speaking and writing practice. Just click on the image.The photos are the copyright of Ed Doragh and are used with permission.