Kontakte | Author: Erwin Tschirner (Author), Edition: 8th | Language: English | Publisher: McGraw Hill | Dimensions: 9.3 x 0.91 x 11.2 inches | ISBN-10: 1259307425 | ISBN-13: 978-1259307423 | Publication Date: January 11, 2016 | Print Length: 576 pages

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!). 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, 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 digitally. In Connect German, students have full access to the digitally enhanced book, the digital Arbeitsbuch activities, LearnSmart, 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.