Foreword by Martin Durrell

Editors' introduction

SECTION 1: TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS

1 Beginners German: Ja, bitte! Development and status quo of German ab initio education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universitiesMartina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander

2 German ab initio in Languages for All programmes: Student profiles and course design Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak

3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learningKasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein

SECTION 2: PEDAGOGY AND TEACHING METHODS

4 Reading literature in the ab initio classroomDaniela Dora and Katharina Forster

5 Using music in ab initio courses Kirsten Mericka

6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German ab initio classroomBirgit Smith

7 Selecting the right resources for beginners level: A textbook evaluationChristian Mossmann

8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of

ab initio - Eva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus

SECTION 3: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

9 The 'flipped classroom' approach in the German beginner contextMandy Poetzsch

10 New approaches to feedback in ab initio language classes: a case studyRuth Winter

11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary

teaching and learning Silke Mentchen

12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: What should they look like? An evaluation

with a particular view to German language acquisitionAnnemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys

SECTION 4: LEARNER FOCUS

13 Developing learner autonomy in German ab initio programmesThomas Jochum-Critchley

14 Individual Differences in ab initio language learning: Working with learners' strengthsUlrike Bavendiek

List of figures and tablesList of contributors
Glossary and list of abbreviations
Foreword by Martin Durrell
Acknowledgements

Editors' introduction
Ulrike Bavendiek, Silke Mentchen, Christian Mossmann and Dagmar Paulus
Part I Trends and Developments

1 Beginners' GermanJa, bitte! Development and status quo of German ab initio education in degree programmes and language centres at UK universities Martina Wallner and Elisabeth Wielander
2 German ab initio in Languages for All programmes: student profiles and course design Sabina Barczyk-Wozniak
3 Preparing Generation Z students for a world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) through language learning Kasia Łanucha and Alexander Bleistein
Part II Pedagogy and teaching methods

4 Reading literature in the ab initio classroom
Daniela Dora and Katharina Forster
5 Using music in ab initio courses Kirsten Mericka
6 Grammar teaching and learning in the German ab initio classroom Birgit Smith
7 Selecting the right resources for beginners' level: a textbook evaluation Christian Mossmann
8 Intercultural awareness in the teaching and learning of German: The case of ab initioEva Gossner and Dagmar Paulus
9 The 'flipped classroom' approach in the German beginner context Mandy Poetzsch
10 New approaches to feedback in ab initio language classes: a case study Ruth R. Winter
11 Two for the price of one: Using a cognitive theory of metaphors for vocabulary teaching and learning Silke Mentchen
12 Effective vocabulary learning apps: what should they look like? An evaluation with a particular view to German language acquisition Annemarie Künzl-Snodgrass, Theresa Lentfort and Maren de Vincent-Humphreys
Part IV Learner Focus

13 Developing learner autonomy in German ab initio programmes Thomas Jochum-Critchley
14 Individual differences in ab initio language learning: working with learners' strengths Ulrike Bavendiek
Index