Axel Scheffler says he hopes Wuschel auf der Erde will encourage more children to learn his first language Axel Scheffler, the illustrator behind the international children’s bestseller The Gruffalo, has launched a book to help primary school pupils learn German....
The German Teacher Award has opened again for nominations for 2022! If you know a truly outstanding German language teacher at your primary or secondary school – make sure that their dedication and excellence get the recognition they deserve! The Embassy of the...
Echt 1 and 2 Anneli McLachlan, Mariela Affum and Marcus Waltl Oxford University Press, 2020 (Echt 1), 2021 (Echt 2), 151pp, £21.50 ISBN: Echt 1: 978-0-19-849471-3; Echt 2: 978-0-19-849472-0 Echt 1 and Echt 2 are German textbooks suitable for KS3. Echt is ideal for...
We all know that Speaking a language confidently and coherently is an important thing, and forms a critical part of linguistic and cultural development for all learners of languages. One of the impacts of COVID-19 has meant that many pupils have had fewer...
The new Übungskiste für Deutsch, recently published by the ALL Action Group for German is a set of resources aimed at KS3 Germanists and remodelled and updated from a set of activities originally produced in the ‘90s by Harriette Lanzer. They are now available...
With the UK-German Tandem Challenge pupils can keep in touch with their German friend, tandem partner or host brother or sister while discovering each other’s cultures, having fun taking photos and educating others, too! How does it work? Partners discuss topics from...
