Klaus Brandl – författare

Zeitlose Themen in zeitlosen Geschichten: A Course Book for Learners of German at the Advanced Level helps students explore selected literary texts and movies in German to further develop their reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills in the language. The book effectively bridges language and literary skills, and fosters historical, cross-cultural awareness, and critical thinking.Literary texts and films provide the main organizational structure of the book. These materials guide students through a wide ranges of themes including socio-political issues, social justice, political systems, racism, personal growth and goals, and love and identity. Based on the length and complexity of the texts and films, the materials are divided and presented in small, manageable segments. Each segment features pre-, during, and post- reading/viewing tasks and activities that aid in advanced language acquisition and comprehension.Designed to help advanced learners of German sharpen their speaking and comprehension skills, Zeitlose Themen in zeitlosen Geschichten is an innovative text for advanced–level German courses.

Communicative Language and Teaching in Action: Putting Principles to Work serves as an engaging and informative guide for second and foreign language teachers in training or for those pursuing a new career as language educators. The text demonstrates principles and practices of communicative and task-based language teaching, equipping readers with an innovative and effective approach to language instruction.The conceptual foundation of the book is based upon theoretical and empirical findings drawn from second language acquisition research, cognitive psychology, and brain research. It emphasizes successful instructional practices in a communicative and task-based approach to language learning. The book features copious examples of learning activities in different languages and lessons developed by experienced language teachers.Dedicated chapters cover the principles of communicative language teaching and task-based instruction; lesson planning; vocabulary and grammar in language learning; feedback and error correction; the development of listening, oral communication, reading, and writing skills; and assessment.The second edition features updated literature review in all chapters, new and dynamic teacher-training tasks, and reorganized and fresh content throughout the text, as well as a new chapter on writing and language learning.Communicative Language Teaching in Action is an ideal resource for courses and programs in foreign language education.