Schreiben Lernen : A Writing Guide for Learners of German

This text offers a unique approach to assisting German learners at various levels of proficiency in developing their writing skills in eight different genres. The guide includes information and activities for structuring sentences, paragraphs, and entire texts; building vocabulary; and raising awareness of cultural issues related to writing for specific audiences and purposes. By providing writing activities targeted at beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners, the guide will offer instructors a concrete means of unifying their German curricula across individual levels and courses. As a supplementary writing guide,Schreiben lernenfills a need that exists in German curricula at all levels.

Jennifer Redmann is associate professor of German at Kalamazoo College. Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim is professor of German at Calvin College.