Combining engaging cultural topics with authentic readings, this text gives students the basis they need to develop insight into German life and proficiency with the language. Each chapter of STATIONEN revolves around a city or region in the German-speaking world. This overarching concept unifies the program and invites students and instructors to make connections and comparisons between chapters, topics, and cultural issues. STATIONEN also refers to the "stations" between the first beginnings of a journey into German life and language and more advanced study and exploration on the intermediate level. In addition, the accompanying video component on DVD (available for packaging with the text at no additional charge) contains footage of videoblogs from eleven cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland that both complement text content and serve as windows to contemporary German culture. These snapshots of everyday life unite interview clips with images of public spaces to move students beyond the realm of ordinary language instruction and into the scenarios and situations that reflect a developing German speaker's real-world needs.

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