What grammar does Auf gehts! cover?
The focus of Auf geht’s! is to meet realistic proficiency goals for first-year German. Therefore, grammar is greatly reduced from that commonly presented in first-year books. Emphasis in Auf geht’s! is on mastering the necessary basic grammar to enable students to proceed to higher levels of proficiency with confidence. Current SLA research clearly shows that learners cannot advance to more complex grammatical structures until the fundamental ones are under control. Auf geht’s! focuses on essential structures such as verb conjugation in present and conversational past, modal verbs, position of the verb, comparatives, and common prepositions (mit, von, zu, für). Vocabulary acquisition is the most crucial aspect for beginning language learners and thus vocabulary is of much greater concern in Auf geht’s!. A comprehensive reference grammar is included both at the back of the workbook and in the interactive software. The interactive for Fall 2006 will include tutorials as well as a range o
