Kontakte continues to offer a truly communicative approach that
supports functional proficiency, supported by the full suite of
digital tools available in Connect German (now including LearnSmart
(R)!). This proven Introductory German program maintains its
commitment to meaningful communicative practice as well as
extensive coverage of the 5 Cs and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
2012. In its eighth edition, Kontakte has greatly expanded its
digital offering: Connect German now contains the full scope of
activities originating from both the white and blue pages of the
student text and the Arbeitsbuch. Furthermore, the program now
offers LearnSmart (R), an adaptive learning program that helps
students learn grammar and vocabulary more efficiently by tailoring
the experience to individual student needs.* Communication in
meaningful contexts: Students read and listen to comprehensible
German and have ample opportunities to use it in interview,
information-gap, role-play, autograph, writing,and other
personalized activities that are theme-based. The video
segments-Interviews and Perspektiven-feature interviews with a
variety of speakers that allow students to hear authentic German in
context. They provide models for talking about topics using
authentic language, guiding students in communicating with one
another. In the Connect activities for the student textbook and
Arbeitsbuch,students can also take advantage of the audio and video
live chat tool to communicate with their classmates online. In
Connect German, students have full access to the digitally enhanced
eBook, the online Arbeitsbuch activities, LearnSmart (R),and all of
the accompanying audio and video resources, giving them the ability
to interact with the materials (and one other) as often as they
wish. A solid theoretical foundation: Firmly grounded
second-language acquisition research, Kontakte also supports the
National Standards as outlined in the Standards for Foreign
Language Learning in the 21st Century. As presented in the
Standards, the five Cs-Communication, Cultures, Connections,
Comparisons,and Communities-provide a framework for what students
should know and be able to do as a result of their language study.
The five Cs are present in countless ways throughout the program,
particularly in the wealth of communicative activities and cultural
content. Students are also encouraged to explore connections by
linking their study of German with their own lives and other
subjects of study, to make comparisons between their world and that
of German-speaking people, and to learn about real-world
German-speaking communities. Kontakte also integrates several modes
of language, as described in the ACTFL Proficiency Descriptors.The
activities, exercises, and tasks offer students a wide variety of
opportunities for communication and interaction in interpersonal,
interpretive,and presentational modes. For example,the many
interviews in Kontakte require students to negotiate meaning and
therefore reinforce the interpersonal mode of communication. The
diversity of readings, whether literary, cultural, or encyclopedic,
requires students to interpret information within context and apply
it to new contexts. Tools for Digital Success: Connect German and
LearnSmart (R), McGraw-Hill's digital teaching and learning
environment allows students to engage in their course material via
the devices they use every day.The digital tools available in the
Connect German platform facilitate student progress by providing
extensive opportunities to practice and hone their developing
skills. These include online communicative activities, instant
feedback, peer-editing writing tools, sophisticated reporting, and
a complete eBook with embedded audio and video. LearnSmart (R) is
the only integrated learning system that empowers students by
continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when
they need it, and how they need it, to make your class time more
engaging and effective.
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