Developing Writing Skills in German

Developing Writing Skills in German has been devised for post-intermediate students of German who need to write German in the course of their leisure activities, work or study. Suitable for use as a classroom text or as a self-study course, Developing Writing Skills in German is structured so that each section builds linguistically on the previous one, improving your understanding of style, register and format. Divided into eight Themen, the course covers topics of relevance in contemporary German-speaking countries, such as media, marketing, consumerism and recent history. Each chapter contains a selection of example texts, activities and notes in German on the format, style or language demonstrated in the texts. Features include: a rich selection of texts from a variety of different media (newspapers, magazines, websites and literary texts) clear learning points indicated in German at the beginning of each chapter a comprehensive answer section, including model answers and explanations. Written by experienced teachers of German and trialled with non-native students of German, Developing Writing Skills in German is the ideal resource to help students write clearly, coherently and appropriately in a variety of contexts. Contributing authors are Dr Klaus-Dieter Rossade, Eva Sinfield, Mirjam Hauck, Dr Regine Hampel, Carolyn Batstone, Christine Pleines and Dr Ursula Stickler. Annette Duensing is a Lecturer in German, and Uwe Baumann is Head of the Department of Languages, both at the Open University, UK.Baumann, Uwe is the author of 'Developing Writing Skills in German', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415397469 and ISBN 0415397464.