Developing writing skills in German
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Developing writing skills in German
(Developing writing skills)
Routledge, in association with the Open University, 2006
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
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  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Developing Writing Skills in German, is a unique course designed to improve the reading and writing skills of intermediate students of German. Presenting a wide range of authentic written materials, the book aims to develop reading strategies and the ability to write texts of various types - essays, articles and reviews - while imparting an understanding of important aspects of German society.
From the environment to consumerism, each chapter focuses on a different theme and concentrates on the advancement of particular skills; all the chapters conclude with a task appropriate to the skills focus of the section.
Summary writing, note-taking, the use of mind-maps to collect ideas, and other strategies for successful writing in German are presented here. This course is suitable both for classroom use and independent study, with feedback and answer key supplied at the back of the book.
Table of Contents
Unit 1 Lebensumstande (people's lives/ ways of living) Unit 2 Welt der Arbeit (the world of work) Unit 3 Umweltfragen (environmental issues) Unit 4 Medien - von der Zeitung zum Internet (newspapers and the media) Unit 5 Literatur und Kritik (a short story, its background and interpretation) Unit 6 Kaufen und Verkaufen (Buying and Selling/ Consumerism) Unit 7 Glaube and Gesellschaft (Religious beliefs) Unit 8 Erlebte Geschichte (Recent history)
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