Mitlesen Mitteilen: Literarische Texte zum Lesen, Sprechen, Schreiben und Horen (with Audio CD) » (4th Edition)

Larry D. Wells (late) Professor Larry Wells was respected by all who knew him as an outstanding teacher of German who loved the German language and wanted to make it accessible to students. He championed student -centered, communicative learning that made students active partners in the classroom. Professor Wells received his Ph.D. from Ohio State with a specialization in l9th century German literature. His publications "Literary Texts in Language Instruction," Mitlesen-Mitteilen: Literary Texts for Reading

Rosmarie T. Morewedge Prof. Morewedge joined SUNY Binghamton in 1970. She has been Chair of the Dept. of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages since 1988. Prof. Morewedge received her Ph.D. in German with a minor in folklore and Indo-European Mythology in 1974 from UCLA. Her teaching and research focus on the German language and literature, the development of narrative-including the fairy tale— from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century and medieval feminist studies. Strongly interested in international education, she is faculty director of Binghamton University's study abroad programs in Graz, Austria and in Leipzig, Germany. She is actively involved in various professional societies, including the AATG, the MLA, the GSA, and NYSAFLT; she currently serves as on the Executive Council of the AATG as Northeast Representative and as President of the Central New York Chapter of the AATG.

Prof. Morewedge has received recognition for her excellence in teaching and service: the Chancellor's Award and the University's Award for Excellence in Teaching (l985) the AAC and U Award for Teaching and University Citizenship (1995), The Binghamton University Award for Excellence in International Teaching (2001) as well as well as the Binghamton Council Award for Excellence in Teaching and Service (2001). She is currently working on several research projects: (1) an issue of Mediaevalia on The Roles of Women in the Middle Ages: A Reassessment"; (2) a monograph on the instrumentalization of fairy tales in the education of the middle class in l9th century Germany; and, (3) a revised edition of Mitlesen-Mitteilen (Thomson Wadsworth, 2008)."

The text offers explicit strategies to help students approach authentic texts through a collection of short stories that reflect current themes in German culture.

*indicates new reading. Inhalt. Preface.
1.*MITTAGSPAUSE" WOLF WONDRATSCHEK. Lesetext: *Mittagspause" Wolf Wondratschek. Kontexte: Das Café, Mädchen/Frau. Focus on Form: The present tense, verbs. Zum Hören: *Willst du mit mir gehn?" Die Wise Guys.
2.*IMITATION" GABRIELE WOHMANN. Lesetext: *Imitation" Gabriele Wohmann. Kontexte: Sozialer Umgang: Komplimente machen. Focus on Form: Tenses of verbs, writing informal letters. *Zum Hören: *Eve" Annett Louisan.
3.*FAMILIE IN KÜRZE" ELISABETH ALEXANDER. Lesetext: *Familie in Kürze" Elisabeth Alexander. Kontexte: Die Rolle der Frau in der traditionellen Familee. Focus on Form: Subordinating conjunctions and linking adverbs.
Zum Hören: *Ein Posten ist frei" Ekkehard Müller.
4.*ROTKÄPPCHEN 65" ANNELIESE MEINERT. Lesetext: *Rotkäppchen 65" Anneliese Meinert. Kontexte: Das Märchen. Focus on Form: Writing direct speech, punctuation, using the past tense. Zum Hören: *Rotkäppchen" nach den Gebrüdern Grimm.
5.*SAN SALVADOR" PETER BICHSEL. Lesetext: *San Salvador" Peter Bichsel. Kontexte: Der Füllfederhalter, Reisen. Focus on Form: Using modal verbs in the indicative and subjunctive. *Zum Hören: *Vater sagt" Zehra Çirak.
6.*ICH WAR EIN KIND" JOSÉ F.A. OLIVER. Lesetext: *Ich war ein Kind" José F.A. Oliver. Kontexte: Gastarbeiter. Focus on Form: Nominal and verbal expressions. Zum Hören: *Ich war ein Kind" José F.A. Oliver.
7.*DIE KÜCHENUHR" WOLFGANG BORCHERT. Lesetext: *Die Küchenuhr" WolfgangBorchert. Kontexte: Trümmerliteratur. Focus on Form: Adjectives. Zum Hören: *Inventur" Günter Eich.
8.*ZEITSÄTZE" RUDOLF OTTO WIEMER. Lesetext: *Zeitsätze" Rudolf Otto Wiemer. Kontexte: Die Mentalität der Deutschen. Focus on Form: Using connectors to give coherence to essay. Zum Hören: *Zeitsätze" Rudolf Otto Wiemer.
9.*DAS MÄRCHEN VOM KLEINEN HERRN MORITZ, DER EINE GLATZE KRIEGTE" WOLF BIERMANN. Lesetext: *Das Märchen vom kleinen Herrn Moritz, der eine Glatze kriegte" Wolf Biermann. Kontexte: Der Kalte Krieg und die Berliner Mauer. Focus on Form: Using conjunctions as connectors. * Zum Hören: *Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus" The Comedian Harmonists.
10.*DIE GESCHICHTE VOM FLIEGENDEN ROBERT" HEINRICH HOFFMANN; *DIE GESCHICHTE VOM FLIEGENDEN ROBERT" FRIEDRICH KARL WÄCHTER. *Lesetext: *Die Geschichte vom fliegenden Robert" Heinrich Hoffmann; *Die Geschichte vom fliegenden Robert" Friedrich Karl Wächter. Kontexte: Das Bürgertum und die Lehre vom richtigen Leben. Focus on Form: The imperative, modal verbs. *Zum Hören: *Die Geschichte vom fliegenden Robert" Heinrich Hoffmann.
11.*FRITZ" HANS JOACHIM SCHÄDLICH. Lesetext: *Fritz" Hans Joachim Schädlich. Kontexte: "Nazideutsch"—die Rolle des Vaters in der traditionellen Familie. Focus on Form: Generalizing, impersonal expressions. Zum Hören: *Kinder" Bettina Wegner.
12.*GESCHICHTE OHNE MORAL" ALFRED POLGAR. Lesetext: *Geschichte ohne Moral" Alfred Polgar. Zum Hören: *Der Mann, der nie zu spät kam" Paul Maar. Kontexte: Die gesellschaftlichen Schichten. Focus on Form: Organizing the essay, subjunctive I, subjunctive II.
13.FÜNFZIG SPRICHWÖRTER. Lesetext: Fünfzig Sprichwörter. Kontexte (mixed into several sections): Kollektives Sprechen. Focus on Form: Indefinite relative pronouns. Zum Hören: *Alles Banane" Die Wise Guys.
14.*DAS IDEAL" KURT TUCHOLSKY. *Lesetext: *Das Ideal" Kurt Tucholsky. Kontexte: Die Ideologie des Fortschritts. Focus on Form: Differentiating between the indicative and the subjunctive. *Zum Hören: *König von Deutschland" Rio Reiser.
15.*DER WELTUNTERGANG" FRANZ HOHLER. Lesetext: *Der Weltuntergang" Franz Hohler. Kontexte: Die Grünen. Focus on Form: Using the active and the passive voice; forms of argumentation.
Zum Hören: *Der Verkäufer und der Elch" Franz Hohler.
16.*NEAPEL SEHEN" KURT MARTI. Lesetext: *Neapel sehen" Kurt Marti. Kontexte: Das Wirtschaftswunder. Focus on Form: Use of past tense, generalizing. Zum Hören: *Supermarkt" Jiøi Král.
17.*BLEIBE" DIETER WELLERSHOFF. Lesetext: *Bleibe" Dieter Wellershoff. Kontexte: Die Rolle der Frau, der Sonntag. Focus on Form: Finding thematic units, categorizing/organizing vocabulary. Zum Hören: *Sonntagvormittag" Clemens Hausmann.
18.*EINE KAISERLICHE BOTSCHAFT" FRANZ KAFKA. Lesetext: *Eine kaiserliche Botschaft" Franz Kafka. Kontexte: "Kafkaesk." Focus on Form: Collocations- verbal complements. *Zum Hören: *Die Moritat von Mackie Messer" Bert Brecht.
19.*HELDEN WIE WIR" THOMAS BRUSSIG. Lesetext: *Helden wie wir" Thomas Brussig. Kontexte: Sozialistische Erziehung: die jungen Pioniere. Focus on Form: Writing a report. Zum Hören: *Der kleine Trompeter" (Lied aus DDR Zeiten).
20.*ROTE KORALLEN" JUDITH HERMANN. Lesetext: *Rote Korallen" Judith Hermann. Kontexte: Die Kurzgeschichte. Focus on Form: Using flavoring particles. Zum Hören: *Für mich soll s rote Rosen regnen" Hildegard Knef.
21.*MISSVERSTÄNDNIS" ERICH FRIED. *Lesetext: *Mißverständnis" Erich Fried. Kontexte: Wien l938, Vergangenheitsbewältigung und Vergangenheitsverdrängung. Focus on Form: Connectors. Zum Hören: *Der Panther" Rainer Maria Rilke.
22.*VON DER MUTTERSPRACHE ZUR SPRACHMUTTER" YOKO TAWADA. Lesetext: *Von der Muttersprache zur Sprachmutter" Yoko Tawada. Kontexte: Gender of articles. Focus on Form: Prefixes and prepositions. Zum Hören: *Ein Gast" Alev Tekinay.