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Treffpunkt Deutsch: Grundstufe by Margaret Gonglewski

Construct Meaning from Day One With Contemporary Language and Culture Since the first edition, Treffpunkt Deutsch has been carefully designed to enable students to use the language actively and successfully. Thoroughly revised and updat ed, the Sixth Edition encourages students to interact more intensively with the German language and to begin constructing meaning from the first day of instruction, resulting in the development of strong language-learning strategies. Teaching & Learning Experience Student-Centered, Communicative Approach - Builds students' ability to communicate in German in all modes of communication. Connect with Culture - Heavily updated culture sections encourage students to become a part of today's community of German-speaking cultures. Explore Grammar - Extensive revisions to grammar presentation and sequencing facilitate student comprehension and optimize teaching. Build Vocabulary - Updated vocabulary sections and exercises reflect new chapter content and a more contemporary focus. Develop Skills - New readings and a more central role for video strengthen the cyclical approach of the text that links skills, grammar, and vocabulary in a way that mutually reinforces all four skills. Personalize Learning - The proven success of MyLangaugeLabs will available for fall 2012 courses via MyGermanLab to accompany Treffpunkt Deutsch, 6e. Note: MyLanguageLabs does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MyLanguageLabs access, please visit: www.mylanguagelabs.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MyLanguageLabs 24-month access.

About Margaret Gonglewski

Margaret Gonglewski is Associate Professor of German and International Affairs at the George Washington University in Washington, DC, where she directs the German language program. She received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University. She has published articles on topics such as effective uses of technology in language teaching and learning, business language teaching methodology, and critical issues in materials selection and creation. From 2004 to 2008, she served as the first Director of the GW Language Center, initiating innovative programming as well as support and recognition for language faculty. She has been awarded several grants for developing materials to assist faculty in teaching business languages, and she is currently Business Languages Coordinator for GW's Center for Business Education and Research, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. She has received university awards for innovations in teaching and excellence in undergraduate advising. Beverly Moser is Associate Professor of German and the Director of the MA program with a language teaching focus at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. She completed her Ph.D. at Georgetown University, where her dissertation received the Emma Marie Birkmaier award from ACTFL and the Modern Language Journal for its contribution to foreign language education. A specialist in reading and writing pedagogy for German as a foreign language, she publishes teaching materials that develop students' literacy skills. Her most recent work adapts authentic youth literature for the college classroom. Dr. Moser serves as Principal and Co-Principal Investigator on three grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education for projects directed at improving the quality and scope of foreign language teaching in the K-12 or college setting, on strengthening interdisciplinary connections for all foreign languages, and on teacher development. She has served as the Director of a large-scale German program, helping graduate students through their first few semesters teaching college-level German, and she regularly conducts methodology workshops for precollegiate and postsecondary instructors of German, French, Spanish, and English as a Second Language. Cornelius Partsch is a native of Landstuhl and grew up in the nearby Saarland in southwestern Germany. He is Professor of German at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. He received his Ph. D. from Brown University. He previously taught German at Hamilton College, Colby College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College, as well as at the German summer schools at the University of Rhode Island, Middlebury College, and Portland State University. He is the author of Schrage Toene. Jazz und Unterhaltungsmusik in der Kultur der Weimarer Republik (Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler) and has written widely on various aspects of 20th- and 21st-century German popular culture. His particular interest in language pedagogy lies in the construction of foreign language curricula and the teaching of culture using film, music, and fiction. He served as a teacher/trainer in the Goethe Institute's trainer network for the western United States from 2007 to 2011.

Table of Contents

IN THIS SECTION: 1.) BRIEF 2.) COMPREHENSIVE 1.) BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS: PREFACE ERSTE KONTAKTE KAPITEL 1 Jahraus, jahrein KAPITEL 2 Freunde KAPITEL 3 Familie KAPITEL 4 Alltagsleben KAPITEL 5 Freizeit-Ferienzeit KAPITEL 6 Ein Blick zuruck KAPITEL 7 Feste und Feiertage KAPITEL 8 Wohnen KAPITEL 9 Andere Lander, andere Sitten KAPITEL 10 Lust auf Lesen KAPITEL 11 Geschichte und Gegenwart KAPITEL 12 So ist das Leben ANHANG * Information Gap Activities * Expressions for the Classroom * German Grammatical Terms * Useful Word Sets * Grammatical Tables * Principal Parts of Irregular and Mixed Verbs * German-English Vocabulary * English-German Vocabulary * Index 2.) COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS: Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Erste Kontakte * Greeting someone and responding to greetings * Introducing yourself * Making phone calls * Addressing letters * Saying good-bye Kultur * Affordable education at German universities * Social implications of du, ihr, and Sie * A first look at the German-speaking cultures * German words used in English Sprache im Kontext * Semesterticket * Beim Studentenwerk * Im Hoersaal * Im Konferenzsaal Strukturen im Kontext * Du, ihr, and Sie * The alphabet * The numbers from 0 to 1000 Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Zur Aussprache * a, oe, u * ss, ch, v, w, z Sprachnotizen * Some distinctive features of written German Wortschatz KAPITEL 1 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Jahraus, jahrein * Talking about... * the weather and the seasons * student life * everyday activities and objects * colors * nationality Kultur * Welcome to the German-speaking countries * Studying at the university * About university life * Why German and English are similar: The Angles and Saxons Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Eine Wetterkarte * Der Tag beginnt * Semesterbeginn Video-Treff * Das bin ich Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Beim Auslandsamt * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Das bin ich * Wer ist das? * Lesen: Eine Schweizerin, eine deutsche Familie und zwei OEsterreicher Stukturen im Kontext * Nouns: gender and definite articles * Plural forms: definite articles and nouns * The indefinite articles ein and kein * Personal pronouns: subject forms * Present tense of sein * The verb: infinitive and present tense Word order * Position of the verb in yes/no questions * Position of the verb in information questions * Position of the verb in statements * Expressions of time and place * Position of nicht Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Cognates Zur Aussprache * German ei and ie Sprachnotizen * Verb forms in English and German * The present tense to express future time * lernen vs studieren Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 2 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Freunde *Talking about... * friends * hobbies and leisure activities * clothing and possessions * Expressing likes, dislikes, and preferences * Telling time * Describing people, places, and things Kultur * English loan words in German * The Black Forest and the cuckoo clock * Liechtenstein Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Uni-Sport * Freunde Video-Treff * Freundschaften Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Freundinnen * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Meine beste Freundin/mein bester Freund * Deine beste Freundin/dein bester Freund * Lesen: Eine Webseite fur soziales Netzwerken Strukturen im Kontext * The verb haben * Verb + gern * Verb + lieber * Telling time * Expressions of time * The subject * The nominative case * The interrogative pronouns wer and was * Der-words in the nominative case * Ein-words in the nominative case * Nominative endings of adjectives * preceded by der-words * preceded by ein-words * unpreceded Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * More on cognates Zur Aussprache * The vowels a, e, i, o, and u Sprachnotizen * gern haben * More on colloquial time expressions * The subject completion Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 3 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Familie * Talking about... * family * shopping and other activities * useful everyday objects * occupations * Expressing favorites * Describing people, places, and things Kultur * Austria * Family policies in Germany and Austria Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Ein Familienauto? * Verwandte Video-Treff Meine Familie Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Wie erkennen wir einander? * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Wer ist das? * Meine Familie * Lesen: Mozart, das musikalische Wunderkind OEsterreichs Strukturen im Kontext * The direct object * The accusative case * The interrogative pronoun wen * Der-words in the accusative case * Ein-words in the accusative case * Adjective endings in the accusative case * Verbs with stem-vowel changes in the present tense Word order * More on the position of nicht Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * More cognates * Words as chameleons: wie Zur Aussprache * The diphthongs Sprachnotizen * Expressing favorite * Expressing time with the accusative case * Omission of the indefinite article * The expression es gibt Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 4 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Alltagsleben * Talking about... * daily routines * food and meals * abilities, necessities, and obligations * Expressing permission, wishes, and likes * Telling someone what to do * Making requests * Giving advice * Giving reasons and conditions Kultur * Meal traditions in the German-speaking countries o Breakfast o Other meals * Switzerland * Railways in the German-speaking countries Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Wie fruhstuckt man? * So bin ich eben Video-Treff Ein typischer Tag Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Ein typischer Tag in Lisas Leben * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Ein Interview: * Das ist mein Tag * Lesen: Schweizer Innovation: Die Firma Victorinox Strukturen im Kontext * Modal verbs * Koennen, mussen, and wollen * Durfen, sollen, and moegen * Moechte versus moegen * Omission of the infinitive after modal verbs * Separable-prefix verbs * Verb-noun and verb-verb combinations * Sie-, ihr-, and du-imperatives Word order * Position of nicht with modal verbs * Position of separable-prefix verbs with modals * Position of the verb in independent and dependent clauses Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * denn versus dann Zur Aussprache * The vowels a, oe, and u Sprachnotizen * The pronoun man * More about separable prefixes * Position of nicht with separable-prefix verbs * Flavoring particles and bitte in imperative sentences * Word order when the dependent clause comes first Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 5 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Freizeit - Ferienzeit * Making plans... * for a vacation * for a day off * Expressing personal opinions and tastes * Comparing qualities and characteristics * Talking about... * whom and what you know * events in the past Kultur * Affordable travel * Soccer * Paid vacations in North America and Europe * Munich * South Tyrol Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Am Grundlsee * Ferienplane Video-Treff * Ferienzeit Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Morgen haben wir keine Vorlesungen * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Mein Kalender * Gehst du mit? * Lesen: Ludwig II. von Bayern und seine Marchenschloesser Strukturen im Kontext * Personal pronouns in the accusative case * Accusative prepositions * The comparative * Comparative adjectives before nouns * The superlative * Superlative adjectives before nouns * Wissen * The simple past of sein, haben, and the modal verbs Word order * Object clauses introduced by dass * Information questions as object clauses * Yes/no questions as object clauses Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Predicting gender: the suffixes -or, -ent, -er, -in, -ur, -ment, -(i)um, -chen, -lein Zur Aussprache * German ch Sprachnotizen * Accusative prepositions in contractions * Dafur and dagegen * Wissen vs. kennen Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 6 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Ein Blick zuruck * Describing past events... * in conversational situations * in personal narratives * Talking about... * one's ancestors * education and job qualifications * Describing someone's appearance Kultur * German roots in North America * The German language in North America Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Ein deutscher Auswanderer * Ein deutscher Einwanderer sucht Arbeit Video-Treff * Mein erster Job Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Martin sucht einen Ferienjob * Sprechen: Was fur Arbeitserfahrung haben Sie? * Lesen: Aus Christian Koechlings Tagebuch * Schreiben: Aus meinem Tagebuch Strukturen im Kontext * The perfect tense * Regular verbs * Irregular verbs * Sein as auxiliary * Verbs with separable prefixes * Verbs with inseparable prefixes * Mixed verbs * Ordinal numbers * Dates * Hin and her Word order * Position of auxiliary verb and past participle * Position of auxiliary verb and past participle in a dependent clause * Position of nicht in the perfect Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Predicting gender: the suffix -ung * Giving language color: expressions using names of parts of the body Zur Aussprache * German l Sprachnotizen * The perfect tense of sein and haben * Away from and toward in colloquial German * The expression Bitte schoen! Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 7 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Feste und Feiertage * Talking about... * birthdays and holidays * buying and giving gifts * personal tastes and opinions * Expressing congratulations, best wishes, and thanks Kultur * KaDeWe * Feste und Feiertage * Parties and presents Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Eine Geburtstagskarte * Das Geburtstagsgeschenk * Beim KaDeWe Video-Treff * Mein bestes Geschenk Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Blumen zum Geburtstag * Sprechen: Im Blumengeschaft * Lesen: Gluckwunschanzeigen * Schreiben: Die besten Gluckwunsche Strukturen im Kontext * The dative case: the indirect object * The interrogative pronoun in the dative case * Personal pronouns in the dative case * Dative verbs * The dative case with adjectives * The dative case in idioms * The dative prepositions * Dative prepositions in contractions * Da-compounds * Nach versus zu; aus versus von * The preposition seit * Adjective endings in the dative case Word order * Sequence of objects Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Predicting gender: infinitives used as nouns * Giving language color: expressions using food vocabulary Zur Aussprache * German r Sprachnotizen * Word order: time/manner/place * Expressing congratulations, best wishes, or toasts with zu * Derselbe, dasselbe, dieselbe Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 8 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Wohnen * Talking about... * how and where you live * destination and location * possessions and relationships * Finding a roommate * Finding a place to live * Discussing the pros and cons of where you live * Describing people, places, and things Kultur * Student housing * Green living: Recyceln * Green living: Regenerative Energien Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Mitbewohner gesucht! * Zimmersuche Video-Treff * Mein Zuhause Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Privathaus oder WG? * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Vorteile und Nachteile meiner Wohnsituation * Verschiedene Wohnsituationen * Lesen: Das Bauhaus Strukturen im Kontext * A review of wohin and wo * Two-case prepositions * Stellen, legen, and hangen * Stehen, liegen, and hangen * More da-compounds * German an, auf, in, and English to * Two-case prepositions in time phrases * The genitive case * The interrogative pronoun wessen * Adjective endings with the genitive case Word order * Infinitive phrases * Infinitive phrases introduced by um Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Compound nouns * Giving language color: expressions using house and furniture vocabulary Zur Aussprache * German s-sounds: st and sp Sprachnotizen * Using von + dative instead of the genitive Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 9 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Andere Lander, andere Sitten * Talking about... * cultural differences * personal grooming * Ordering a meal in a restaurant * Describing people, places, and things Kultur * Im Gasthaus * Beim Schnellimbiss * Einkaufsgewohnheiten Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Vor dem Restaurant * Im Gasthaus Video-Treff * Was ich gern esse und trinke Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Wandern macht hungrig * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Ein Abendessen im Gasthof Fraundorfer * Wie war's? * Lesen: Robert Kalina und der Euro Strukturen im Kontext * Reflexive pronouns in the accusative case * Reflexive pronouns in the dative case * Reflexive pronouns used to express each other * Reflexive verbs * Relative clauses and relative pronouns * N-nouns Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Predicting gender: agent nouns * Giving language color: more expressions using names of parts of the body XXX Zur Aussprache * German s-sounds: voiced and voiceless s Sprachnotizen * Using modals verbs in reflexive constructions Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 10 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Lust auf Lesen * Telling stories * Talking about... * history * your own past experiences * Describing people, places, and things Kultur * Vom Buch zum E-Buch * Zeitungen und Zeitschriften * Die Bruder Grimm Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Der schlaue Student vom Paradies Video-Treff * Meine Lieblingslekture Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Es allen recht machen * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Ein neues Ende * Wir erzahlen eine neue Fabel * Lesen: Der Hase und der Igel Strukturen im Kontext * The simple past tense * Regular verbs * Irregular verbs * Mixed verbs * Wann, als, and wenn * The relative pronoun as object of a preposition * A review of adjective endings Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * Words as chameleons: als * Giving language color: expressions using names of animal Zur Aussprache * German f, v, and w Sprachnotizen * The past perfect tense * The simple past of separable-prefix verbs * Principal parts of verbs * Contradicting negative statements or questions Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 11 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur Geschichte und Gegenwart * Talking about recent German history and current events * Making resolutions * Describing people, places, and things * Expressing feelings and emotions Kultur * Die Berliner Mauer * Kleine deutsche Chronik: 1938 bis heute Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Berliner Morgenpost, 13. August 1961 Video-Treff * So war's in der DDR Zusammenschau * Hoeren: Eine Radtour in den neuen Bundeslandern * Schreiben und Sprechen: * Ferienerlebnisse * Besuch in Berlin, der Hauptstadt Deutschlands * Lesen: Go West! (aus Zonenkinder) Strukturen im Kontext * The passive voice * Mentioning the agent in a passive sentence * The past participle used as an adjective * Special verb-preposition combinations * Wo-compounds Woerter unter der Lupe * Words as chameleons: gleich * Predicting gender: the suffixes -heit and -keit Zur Aussprache * The consonant clusters pf and kn Sprachnotizen * Using eigentlich and uberhaupt to intensify expressions * The future tense Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 KAPITEL 12 Kommunikationsziele und Kultur So ist das Leben * Talking about... * relationships * equal rights for women and men * careers and family obligations * your dreams for the future * Expressing feelings * Expressing wishes, regrets, and polite requests and questions * Asking for and giving advice Kultur * Frauen im 21. Jahrhundert * Luxemburg Sprache im Kontext Vorschau * Eve Video-Treff * Wenn ich im Lotto gewinnen wurde Zusammenschau * Lesen: Meine Zukunft * Schreiben: Meine Zukunft * Hoeren: Karrieren * Sprechen * Traumberufe der deutschen Jugend * Unsere Traumberufe Strukturen im Kontext * Present-time subjunctive * Wurde + infinitive * The subjunctive in wishes and polite requests * The subjunctive in polite questions * Past-time subjunctive * Haben and sein in past-time subjunctive * Genitive prepositions Woerter: Bedeutung, Form, Aussprache Woerter unter der Lupe * The adjective suffix -los * The adjective suffix -bar Zur Aussprache * The glottal stop Sprachnotizen * Kommen and gehen in present-time subjunctive * The relative pronoun in the genitive case Wortschatz 1 Wortschatz 2 Anhang Information Gap Activities Expressions for the Classroom German Grammatical Terms Useful Word Sets * Studienfacher * Jobs und Berufe * Hobbys und Sport * Musikinstrumente * Kleidungsstucke * Accessoires * Essen und Trinken * Lander und Sprachen * Persoenliche Merkmale * Hoefliche Ausdrucke Grammatical Tables Principal Parts of Irregular and Mixed Verbs German-English Vocabulary English-German Vocabulary Index

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CIN0205782787VG
9780205782789
0205782787
Treffpunkt Deutsch: Grundstufe by Margaret Gonglewski
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Pearson Education (US)
2012-03-14
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