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XII. Intermediate-Advanced German (Test Preparation, Bl-Cl) Fischer-Mitziviris, Anni, and Sylvia Janke-Papanikolaou. So geht's noch besser zum ZD: Prüfungsvorbereitungen Zertifikat Deutsch B1. Testbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2009. Paper, 158 pp. + 2 audio CDs. euro 19.95.
_____ . So geht's noch besser: Fertigkeitentraining Deutsch als Fremdsprache A2-B1 . Übungsbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2010. Paper, 185 pp. + 2 audio CDs. euro 19.95.
Bauer-Hutz, Barbara, and Renate Wagner. Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat B2. Testbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2008. Paper, 120 pp. + audio CD. euro 16.95.
Frater, Andrea, Jörg Keller, and Angélique Thabar. Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat B2. Übungsbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2008. Paper, 176 pp. + audio CD. euro 19.95
Hantschel, Hans-Jürgen and Paul Krieger. Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat Cl . Testbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2008. Paper, 126 pp. + 2 audio CDs. euro 16.95.
_____ . Mit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat Cl . Übungsbuch. Stuttgart: Klett, 2008. Paper, 254 pp. + audio CD. euro 19.95. «www. klett.de»
Since the Europeans have spent so much time and energy on developing and widely promulgating the Common European Frame of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and the German government has been requiring for some time now that foreigners wishing to obtain residence permits or citizenship pass the official language tests at prescribed CEFR levels, it is not surprising that a veritable testing and certification industry for Deutsch als Fremdsprache and Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaF/DaZ) has been developing in Germany. While the ACTFL proficiency scales and, e.g., the Advanced Placement exams did not influence each other much, essentially all textbooks and tests in Europe now claim to follow the precepts of the CEFR while German cultural institutions are pushing mightily to introduce the same system to the U.S. since they (must) use it in their own courses anyway. By now, the vast majority of materials from Germany is labeled A1-C2. The official language tests will soon not just assess for one level, but also assess at...