Zeitlose Themen in zeitlosen Geschichten: A Course Book for Learners of German at the Advanced Level

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.
Klaus Brandl is an associate professor and the director of the language program in the Department of Germanics at the University of Washington. He received his doctoral degree in applied linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Brandl has taught German courses for more than 30 years and trained hundreds of language instructors for college and high school. His academic areas of expertise include language teaching methodology, teacher training, and technology in language learning.