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Chapter 25Teaching contemporary German literature - with current examples

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Esther Becker © Nane Diehl, Joshua Groß © Charlotte Krusche, Paula Irmschler © privat

Implementing young contemporary German literature into a lesson allows for the discussion of diverse and relevant topics using accessible texts - find inspiration here.

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Esther Becker © Nane Diehl, Joshua Groß © Charlotte Krusche, Paula Irmschler © privat

Part of the series Reading Journey - German youth literature

22 materials

Class sets books Sweden

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, swedish

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Reading dossier

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, dutch

Book boxes and class sets

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, dutch

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Reading Box

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English

Literary partnerships

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, italian

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The house by the lake

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English

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Books that you have to read

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, slovenian

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Read.

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, danish

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Backpack library in Greece

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, Greek

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Literature for young readers

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, french

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Reading case

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, croatian

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literatür

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, turkish

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Close up - literature that moves

  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian

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"Nicos Abenteuerreise"

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian

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"Marcos Coronatagebuch"

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  • Teaching material is available in the following languages German, English, ukrainian

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Description

The inclusion of contemporary German literature in the classroom offers the opportunity to learn about current topics about life and being young in Germany while reading comprehensible and authentic new literature. Authors Paula Irmschler, Esther Becker and Joshua Groß write and talk about topics such as friendship, sexuality and identity, politics, belonging and coming-of-age in their novels, often with a local reference.
The material refers to text excerpts from the following novels: Superbusen, Paula Irmschler, Ullstein 2020
Wie die Gorillas, Esther Becker, Verbrecher Verlag 2021 
Staunässe und Speed, Joshua Groß, 2022 (Onlineressource)
Entkommen, Joshua Groß, Matthes & Seitz, 2021. The novels and text can be borrowed from Goethe Institut's virtual library Onleihe.
With glossaries and questions on the texts, vocabulary and reading comprehension can be trained and checked.

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