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In deciding on cultural topics for our materials, one important element is relevance to life outside the classroom. In Auf geht's! for example, we try to give students a basic framework for understanding Germany, Austria and Switzerland in a way that will connect with people students meet and general media coverage of these countries. One good example is our section in unit 8 in Auf geht's! on Europe, where we provide a crash-course on the EU. Students may not 'get it' at the moment ...
Updated 02-17-2012 at 04:29 PM by forester