Aspekte junior
Textbook Series for High School (AP)
BRAND NEW standards-based and thematically structured with an emphasis on interpretive, interpersonal and presentational communication, Aspekte junior is the textbook for the AP German Language and Culture course.
- AP themes are organized in 10 chapters with 4 modules, focusing on the three modes of communication
- Each module presents a different variation of the chapter’s overarching theme
- Each chapter highlights a significant contemporary or historical figure (or figures), contains a focused grammar review, and includes thematically-appropriate viewing activities and excerpts from the German TV station ZDF
- Aspekte junior facilitates progress in the interpretive mode with a variety of authentic reading, graphic, audio, and video exercise
- Proficiency-based skill development is spiraled and sequential; skills build upon previously-acquired skills
- Vocabulary base is expanded in meaningful and engaging contexts
- Self-assessment and language learning skills are incorporated, and meta-cognitive skills are reinforced throughout
The thematic content of Aspekte junior is correlated directly to the six themes of the AP curriculum. Authentic material is at the center of Aspekte junior, and culture is seamlessly integrated throughout. Each chapter culminates in video Reportagen taken directly from ZDF (German TV channel) that serve not only as authentic interpretive text, but also as a springboard for comparison, analysis, creation, and expression of meaning in all three modes of communication. The language proficiency targeted in Aspekte junior, specifically for the AP German exam, involves more than mastery of distinct skills: it is designed to foster the emerging ability to interpret complex meaning and communicate effectively.
Structure and Content
The thematic content of Aspekte junior is correlated directly to the six themes of the AP curriculum. Authentic material is at the center of Aspekte junior, and culture is seamlessly integrated throughout. Each chapter culminates in video Reportagen taken directly from ZDF (German TV channel) that serve not only as authentic interpretive text, but also as a springboard for comparison, analysis, creation, and expression of meaning in all three modes of communication. The language proficiency targeted in Aspekte junior, specifically for the AP German exam, involves more than mastery of distinct skills: it is designed to foster the emerging ability to interpret complex meaning and communicate effectively.
Structure and Content
- AP themes are organized in 10 chapters with 4 modules, focusing on the three modes of communication
- Each module presents a different variation of the chapter’s overarching theme
- Each chapter highlights a significant contemporary or historical figure (or figures), contains a focused grammar review, and includes thematically-appropriate viewing activities and excerpts from the German TV station ZDF
- Aspekte junior facilitates progress in the interpretive mode with a variety of authentic reading, graphic, audio, and video exercise
- Proficiency-based skill development is spiraled and sequential; skills build upon previously-acquired skills
- Vocabulary base is expanded in meaningful and engaging contexts
- Self-assessment and language learning skills are incorporated, and meta-cognitive skills are reinforced throughout