Kontakte: A Communicative Approach - Softcover

Tschirner, Erwin; Nikolai, Brigitte; Terrell, Tracy D.; Hirschfeld, Ulla; Kley, Katharina

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0077410521 ISBN 13: 9780077410520

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social, 2012

Synopsis

This combined workbook and laboratory manual contains both acquisition activities and practice exercises for use outside the classroom. The Answer Key at the end of the workbook/lab manual (Arbeitsbuch) allows students to correct many of the activities themselves. The workbook/lab manual (Arbeitsbuch) activities and the related audio recordings are also accessible in Connect German, which also features an audio/video chat tool.

About this title

Product Description

Rare Book

About the Author

(Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Gerhard Helbig Professor of German as a Foreign Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Leipzig and President of the Institute for Test Research and Test Development in Leipzig, Germany. Before joining the University of Leipzig, he taught at the University of Iowa, Iowa City (1990-1998) and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1988-1990). His main research areas are: second language acquisition, corpus linguistics, language testing and assessment, and language policy. He is (co-) author of over 150 books, book chapters, and journal articles. He has extensive experience in test research and development for all language modalities (speaking, listening, writing, and reading). He has been a certified ACTFL OPI tester since 1989 and tester trainer since 1993. He has been a major contributor to the internationalization efforts of the University of Leipzig, establishing and directing joint BA, MA, and Ph.D. programs with universities in the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, and the U.S.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities Social
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077410521
• ISBN 13: 9780077410520
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 331