Target group: Teenagers and young adults without previous knowledge in Germany and abroad

Study Target: Leads up to levels A1, A2 and B1 of the European Reference Framework in three volumes and prepares for the exams Fit in Deutsch 1, Fit in Deutsch 2 and Zertifikat Deutsch für Jugendliche.

deutsch.com is developed by a young, dynamic team of authors supported by Prof. Gerd Neuner, Ph.D., as consultant and collaborator.

deutsch.com stands for the idea of the General European Reference Framework – the basic leitmotif of multilingualism!
Learning German happens "inside the heads" of students in a context of multilingualism. This means that any already acquired foreign language as well as the native language can be used to learn a further language. Therefore, the teaching of a language as well as learning it must be perceived within this context. The goal is to offer efficient as well as time-saving teaching and learning methods.

deutsch.com actively involves students in teaching as well as learning!
Pre-existing linguistic knowledge in the native tongue and an already acquired foreign language is activated and transferred. Similarities and differences are identified and recognized. This is true for basic vocabulary as well as elementary knowledge of grammar. Already acquired study techniques and strategies are brought to consciousness, applied and expanded.

deutsch.com is at home in the world of young people!
deutsch.com offers a broad panorama of lifestyles and realities of young people in Germany presented from surprising perspectives, yet still conforms to the subjects of the different levels. Thus, the course transfers cultural information within a teenage context. Modern texts, some taken from the Internet (Internet portals and profiles, chats, forums, and blogs) present authentic German usage.

Methodology
deutsch.com follows a task-oriented, communicative approach which deliberately includes multilingual strategies. Receptive and productive skills are developed in the learning process from the start. Grammar, vocabulary and styles of verbal expression are systematically developed within a framework of gradual progression. The clear categorization of the short and self-explanatory tasks in line with skills and study targets (hearing, reading, speaking, writing; grammar, vocabulary) creates transparency and enables easy orientation.

Structure of the Coursebook

– The 18 lessons in each volume are clearly structured into 6 modules.

– Module 1 – the Starter Module – uses already acquired language potentials in order to build up basic subject and word groups as well as first expression styles. The three lessons in the starter module each consist of 2 double pages.

The lessons in modules 2 to 6 are each comprised of 6 pages: 2 double pages, 1 magazine page and 1 overview page. The double pages systematically built up grammar, vocabulary and verbal expressions at the individual levels.

The magazine page contains additional cultural information, motivating students with teen-appropriate subjects and content. The focus of the magazine pages is on skills training. The overview page gives a summary of the learning material, discretionary explanations as well as the learning vocabulary of the lesson.

Supplementary Materials

Workbook with audio CD:
The Workbook is used for consolidating and repetition of the study material in the Coursebook. The broad range of exercises comprises contrastive exercises in addition to exercises for grammar, vocabulary and verbal expressions, enabling comparisons with a previously acquired foreign language and the native language. There are also exercises on phonetics and vocabulary as well as tasks for self-testing and evaluation. These last points allow for the portfolio concept of the European Reference Framework.

A four-page plateau at the end of each module can be used either for self-study or in the classroom. Here, the subjects and learning material of the entire module are repeated – with a focus on skills training and additional cultural information. There is a project suggestion at the close of each module which is designed for timing and content so that it fits into classroom work.

Teacher’s Book:
The methodology and didactic information helps teachers to design optimal class study plans depending on types of student groups, to include repetition loops and to create stimulating classes using the additional material for tests, photocopiables and game ideas.

With its wide range of tasks and subjects, deutsch.com enables

– stimulating, realistic classwork design

– accommodating heterogeneity within student groups

– active participation of students in the learning process

– young people with an interesting impression of German-speaking countries.