Deutschkurs Konversation und Geschaftsdeutsch: A university textbook for courses in German Conversation and/or Business German - Paperback

by Shannon Keenan Greene Ph. D. (Author)

Deutschkurs Konversation und Geschaftsdeutsch is a step-by-step, methodical, interactive, and learner-centered approach to German conversation for intermediate and advanced learners of German. It is designed for classroom use or self-study. The book serves as a combination textbook/workbook with vocabulary exercises, activities, puzzles, and test-yourself questions. Both easy-to-follow and challenging, this book builds skills from the ground up. Rather than listing words and phrases for you to know, the workbook activities go from easy to challenging to bring the reader to full knowledge of the chapter topics. Step by step you will learn vocabulary, business concepts, grammar, and reading and speaking skills. Each activity engages the student to write (and speak) in more complex business language until, at the end of the chapter, the student encounters a complex essay question that (s)he has essentially already answered simply by walking through the progression of each chapter. For university classroom use, the book offers partner and/or individual activities, cloze exercises, discrete-answer and open-ended questions.

Author Biography

Shannon K. Greene, Ph. D. is a professor of German and an engaging, award-winning instructor. She teaches courses on Fairy Tales, Writing skills, German language and literature, Business German and German culture. Dr. Greene studied at Tuebingen University (Germany) and the University of Pennsylvania. Holger Sandmann is a Diplom-Ingenieur at Draeger Corporation in Luebeck, Germany. His interest in language extends to German, English, Danish and Italian.