• Linguistische Treffen in Wrocław •

Although there is no consensus on the methods of teaching grammar in foreign language classes, the presence of grammar in the classroom is essential and undeniable. As a result, more and more new materials are emerging for teaching grammar, which are based on different scientific premises and follow different teaching methods. The focus of this article is the new publication “Gebrauchsbezogene Grammatik für Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache im mehrsprachigen Kontext”, which was written by Christiane Andersen and Christine Fredriksson and published by Frank & Timme. This is a textbook aimed at advanced learners with different language backgrounds. The target group is primarily those who have learned English as their first foreign language. Meanwhile, German is their second or third foreign language. The presentation of German grammar in this publication is based on the main principle of usage-relatedness, whereby the grammatical phenomena are always conveyed by emphasizing their use in German. Apart from the foreword and the indexes accompanying the publication, the textbook is divided into: six parts: 0. Usage-related learning principles, 1. Basics, 2. Special features of German grammar, 3. Use of word forms and phrases, 4. Use of sentences, 5. Tasks and questions. The aim of this article is to address the contents of the book and to shed light on its importance for grammar teaching against the background of other textbooks on German grammar for advanced students.