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Robert Di Donato is Professor of German and Chair of the Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages with Hebrew and Arabic at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University. He is the chief academic and series developer of Fokus Deutsch, a telecourse with accompanying texts and materials for teaching and learning German, and coauthor of The Big Yellow Book of German Verbs. He has also edited two volumes for the Central States Conference, written articles aout language methodology, and has given numerous keynote speeches, workshops and presentations - both in the United States and abroad - on teaching methods and teacher education. He has won a number of awards for his work in language education, including the Florence Steiner Award for Leadership in Foreign Language Education. Monica D. Clyde is a native of Di?sseldorf. She received her Ph.D. in German literature from the University of California at Berkeley. She has taught German language and literature at Mills College, Cai?ada College, the Defense Language Institute, and the College of San Mateo. She was Director of Faculty Development and Scholarship at Saint Mary's College of California until her retirement in 2003. She coauthored Texte und Kontexte and was contributor to Mosaik: Deutsch Kultur und Luteratur, Third Edition, both intermediate college-level German textbooks. Jacqueline Vansant received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught at Hamilton College and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and currently teaches at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, where she also heads the German section of the Department of Humanities. Her particular interest in language pedagogy lies in reading and reading strategies. She has written widely on contemporary Austrian literature and culture, served as coeditor of Modern Austrian Literature from 2000-05, and is presently working on a book entitled Austria: Made in Hollywood.

EinfuhrungHallo! Guten Tag! Herzlich willkommen!Wie schreibt man das?Hallo!-Macht's gut!So zahlt man auf DeutschNutzliche Ausdrucke im SprachkursSie koennen schon etwas Deutsch!Wo spricht man Deutsch?Kapitel 1: UEber mich und andereGrammatik im KontextNouns, Gender, and Definite ArticlesPersonal PronounsThe Verb: Infinitive and Present TenseWord Order in SentencesAsking Questionsdenn, doch, and jaKapitel 2: Wie ich wohneGrammatik im KontextThe Plural of nounsThe Nominative and Accusative CasesWeak Masculine NounsThe Verb habenNegations With nicht and the Negative Article keinVerbs with Stem-vowel ChangesDemonstrative PronounsKapitel 3: Familie und FreundeGrammatik im KontextPossessive AdjectivesPersonal Pronouns in the Accusative CasePrepositions in the Accusative CaseThe Verb werdenThe Verbs wissen and kennenKapitel 4: Mein TagGrammatik im KontextSeparable-Prefix VerbsThe ImperativeKapitel 5: EinkaufenGrammatik im KontextThe Dative Case Interrogative Pronouns wo, wohin, and woherder-Words: dieser, jeder, and welcherKapitel 6: Wir gehen ausGrammatik im KontextTwo-Way PrepositionsDescribing Location: hangen, liegen, sitzen, and stehenDescribing PlacementExpressing Time with PrepositionsExpressing Events in the PastKapitel 7: Freizeit und SportGrammatik im KontextConnecting Ideas: Coordinating ConjunctionsExpressing Events in the Past: The Present Perfect TenseFormation of the Past ParticipleThe Use of sein in the Present Perfect TenseKapitel 8: Wie man fit und gesund bleibtGrammatik im KontextConnecting Sentences: Subordinating ConjunctionsReflexive Pronouns and VerbsReflexive PronounsVerbs with Accusative Reflexive PronounsVerbs with Dative Reflexive PronounsKapitel 9: In der StadtGrammatik im KontextThe Genitive CaseAttributive AdjectivesAdjectives after a Definite Article or Other der-WordAdjectives after an Indefinite Article or Other ein-wordAdjectives without a Preceding ArticleIndefinite Numerals and alleKapitel 10: Auf ReisenGrammatik im KontextComparing Things and PeopleNarrating Events in the PastThe conjunction alsThe Past Perfect TenseKapitel 11: Der Start in die ZukunftGrammatik im KontextThe Future TenseDescribing People or Things: Relative Clauses The Interrogative Pronoun was fur (ein)Negating SentencesKapitel 12: Haus, Haushalt und FinanzenGrammatik im KontextReferring to things and Ideas: da-CompoundsAsking About Things and Ideas: wo-CompoundsSubjunctiveUnits of Measurement: Fractions and PercentagesKapitel 13: Medien und TecknikGrammatik im KontextThe verbs brauchen and scheinenInfinitive Clauses with zuIndirect DiscourseInfinitive Clauses with um... zu and ohne ... zuKapitel 14: Die oeffenliche MeinungGrammatik im KontextThe Passive VoiceThe Present ParticipleUEbergang: Gestern und heuteKleine Chronik deutscher Geschichte von 1939-1991Beitrage zur deutschen GeschichteWir leben im Verborgenen von Ceja StojkaBriefe an Herber HooverBerlin: Hauptstadt im Wand