KWL Catalog 2023

This catalog marks the beginning of Klett World Languages, the Chicagobased arm of the Klett Group, one of the leading educational institutions in the world. At Klett World Languages, we believe in language programs that are diverse, inclusive, and foster meaningful communication. Our programs are the product of an authentic, student-centered design in which learners take an active role in their learning and have fun in the process. Our materials are accessible and user-friendly, enabling all students to develop their proficiency. An abundance of authentic texts, audio recordings, and videos expose students to real-life language and culture, helping them to become global citizens. It is our mission to bring individuals together and to give all students the tools they need to communicate effectively and connect with others.

We strongly believe that educators play a key role in language learning, and our mission is to make your lives easier, to help you find the appropriate materials for your instruction, to give you opportunities for professional development, and to empower you to become the driving force behind your students’ learning.

Klett World Languages is committed to changing foreign language education in the U.S. for the better. Our legacy of success inspires us to look to the future with enthusiasm and responsibility. We are here to support you and provide quality language education for your students.

Un saludo afectuoso Mit herzlichen Grüßen Avec nos meilleures salutations Con i nostri migliori saluti Your KWL Team

Klett World Languages in a nutshell...

We create innovative programs for today’s reality.

At Klett World Languages, we believe in language programs that are diverse, inclusive, and foster meaningful communication. It is our mission to bring individuals together and to give all students the opportunity to communicate effectively and connect with others. We aim to improve mutual understanding and to promote intercultural exchanges.

Four languages Spanish German French Italian

We want to help students and teachers every day.

At Klett World Languages, we listen to teachers and we are committed to making their lives easier. We create engaging and meaningful content that empowers them to become the driving force behind their students’ learning. We strongly believe that educators play a key role in language learning, and part of our mission is to support them and give them opportunities for professional development.

A number of U.S. institutions use our materials.

Many K-12 schools, as well as a large number of Higher Education institutions such as Columbia University, Northwestern University, Duke University, University of Illinois at Chicago, Barnard College, University of Washington, University of California-Berkeley, and many others, use our materials. We are grateful that they honor us with their trust.

Our portfolio includes more than 1800 titles.

We are language specialists. Klett World Languages is the Chicago-based arm of the Klett Group, one of the leading educational institutions in the world. In addition to creating K-12 and Higher Education products specifically for the U.S., Klett World Languages combines the following prestigious international portfolios: Difusión (Spanish), Ernst Klett Sprachen (German), Éditions Maison des Langues (French), and Casa delle Lingue (Italian).

Meet the passionate team who is dedicated to advancing world language teaching and learning in the U.S. by creating authentic content and innovative technology while providing exemplary customer support to language teachers and students.

THE TEAM

We are driven to change world language education in the U.S. for the better.

ALBA

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9 It is a Spanish-language program for children that follows the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards

9 It has an entertaining and original concept that is perfect for children and challenges them to be creative.

9 It is a project-based program and each volume consists of seven units, a mini dictionary, and an appendix with cut-out materials.

9 It offers a progressive approach with simple and illustrated instructions and a variety of learning tools.

9 It is an invaluable tool for differentiation and accessibility

9 It has an open, global perspective with a broad cultural and intercultural focus.

9 It is diverse, and offers an overview of various Spanish-speaking countries and regions.

9 It promotes equity and inclusion in the classroom and beyond.

9 It aims to teach Spanish in a fun and easy way, including songs, games, crafts, and more.

9 It includes many authentic documents and cultural inputs: videos, paintings, infographics, etc.

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has a cool, original concept. Each unit is presented by a reportero/a, a real Latino or Spanish teenager.

is perfectly aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards.

is a communicative, student-centered program where real-world projects take center stage.

9 It is fun –it includes plenty of games– and it speaks to today’s young learners.

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includes numerous authentic documents and cultural inputs: art, comic strips, infographics, magazine covers, videos, young adult fiction excerpts, etc.

is an invaluable tool for differentiation and accessibility

offers ready-to-use materials for heritage students

promotes equity and inclusion in the classroom and beyond.

includes a robust assessment plan (around 150 pages per volume), available on The Spanish Hub.

the digital edition, all the activities of the Student Edition and the Workbook are interactive. The digital edition can be customized by the teacher.

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9 It is the product of authentic student-centered design

9 It is aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards

9 It brings a contemporary view of Hispanic cultures through engaging texts, themes, and topics.

9 It has groundbreaking content and language integration.

9 Grammar and vocabulary work towards communication. Students are truly capable of speaking and creating in Spanish.

9 It fosters 21st Century Skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

9 Its diverse and stimulating vision of cultural realities embraces all the identities and communities in the Hispanic world —and in the students’ world as well.

9 The Teacher's Edition offers opportunities for differentiation, tips for planning and examples of expansion activities.

9 The Spanish Hub platform allows teachers to customize the textbook and add their own chapters, activities, videos, etc.

9 It includes options for online, hybrid, and flipped classroom modes, which optimizes class time.

Readers Series

AVENTURA JOVEN

Adventures of a group of teenagers in different Spanishspeaking countries

HACERSE MAYOR

Fun, contemporary stories for teenagers, covering topics such as friendship and social networks

MARCA AMÉRICA LATINA

A collection of stories designed especially for teenagers, great for reading individually or in class

MARCA ESPAÑA

Each book tackles different topics, such as art, cuisine, and business in Spain.

Test Preparation

LAS CLAVES DEL DELE A2/B1 PARA ESCOLARES

Test preparation series for the DELE for Young Learners

Why LAS CLAVES DEL DELE A2/B1 PARA ESCOLARES?

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It includes a vocabulary, communication and grammar practice.

A section of keys provides the tools students need to successfully pass each test.

It offers six mock exams just like the official DELE A2/B1 exam for Young Learners.

The audio tracks, transcriptions and answers can be downloaded for free online.

9 Youth-appropriate content and entertaining comics motivate students to speak and interact.

9 It includes a video series that portrays the lives of youth in Germany, conveys modern culture, and builds visual and listening proficiencies. This video series contains humorous clips, modeling the spoken communication and gestures of authentic Jugendsprache

9 Grammatikclips animate and explain new grammatical structures.

9 Interdisciplinary activities connect German content with other subjects.

9 It includes extensive media: authentic audio, video, online exercises, and LMS. All media can be streamed in the free Klett Augmented app.

9 Freie Wahl exercises allow students to choose an activity that interests them.

9 Review pages for self-evaluation encourage partner work and enable learner responsibility.

9 Playful fluency training invokes oral production while students have fun with the language.

9 A clear and modern layout facilitates orientation.

9 Additional cultural content is portrayed in the Plateau chapters.

PORTFOLIO DEUTSCH NEU

ASPEKTE JUNIOR

JUNIOR?

students

in

engage in authentic,

at the center of ASPEKTE JUNIOR, and culture is seamlessly integrated

culminates in Video Reportagen taken directly from ZDF and Deutsche Welle that serve as a springboard for comparison, analysis, creativity, and self-expression in all three modes of communication

or historical figure

ability to interpret complex texts

incorporated

contexts.

Readers Series

DETEKTIV MÜLLER

Suspenseful mystery stories set in German-speaking countries

DEUTSCH – LEICHTER LESEN

Original texts in abridged and simplified versions

DEUTSCH³

Story told from 3 perspectives in 3 proficiency levels

EINFACH WEITERLESEN!

Series focusing on the migrant population in Germany

EASY READERS (DAF)

Original texts in abridged and simplified versions

KLETTS BUNTE LESEWELT

readers for young learners

LEICHT & GENIAL

Stories from the everyday lives of German teenagers

LEICHT & KLASSE

Stories with the characters from Klasse!

LEICHT & LOGISCH

Stories with the characters from Portfolio Deutsch

LEICHTE LEKTÜREN FÜR JUGENDLICHE

Novels

LEO & CO.

People from all walks of life meet at Leo's neighborhood.

LESEN MAL 2

Story told from 2 perspectives in 2 proficiency levels

TEEN

WER

EIGENTLICH

STADT, LAND, FLUSS

LEARN MORE

EINFACH GRAMMATIK

Why EINFACH GRAMMATIK?

GRAMMATIKSPIELE

LEARN

Test Preparation

MIT ERFOLG ZUM GOETHE-ZERTIFIKAT

Why MIT ERFOLG ZUM GOETHEZERTIFIKAT?

thematic practice and

assignment types for the different parts of the

reading, listening, writing, and speaking

of exercises for targeted practice, revision,

strengthening of all skills

themes from the day-to-day lives of

and

Why SO GEHT'S ZUM DSD?

Kultusministerkonferenz

Learn more about the program:

Why

9 It is aligned with ACTFL’s World-Readiness Standards

9 It has an entertaining and original concept that is ideal for children and challenges them to be creative.

9 It offers a progressive approach, with simple, illustrated instructions, and a variety of learning tools.

9 Colorful artwork and attractive illustrations spark children’s imagination as they learn.

9 Fonts and format are adapted to meet the needs of all students.

9 It has an open, global perspective, with a broad cultural and intercultural focus.

9 It offers an overview of different French-speaking countries and regions: France, Canada, Guadeloupe, Senegal, Vietnam, New Caledonia, and Belgium.

9 Presents French in a fun and easy way including songs, games, crafts, and more.

9 It includes numerous authentic documents and cultural inputs: videos, paintings, infographics, etc.

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activities in the

by the teacher.

in the digital edition are interactive and can be

Why REPORTERS

by a reporter, a real teenager from a

real-world projects take center stage.

it speaks to today’s young learners.

comic strips, infographics,

adult fiction excerpts, etc.

Readers Series

MANON

The adventures of Manon, a young talented athlete who sees her life turned upside down by an accident during a

session

PLANÈTE ADOS

A collection of stories designed especially for teenagers, ideal for reading independently or in class

UNE JOURNÉE, UNE AVENTURE

Series introducing students to various Francophone cultures through fast-paced stories. It also supports students through fun activities, a visual dictionary, and a multilingual glossary.

Higher Education

Highlights

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Why PROYECTOS?

9 It is the product of an authentic student-centered design.

9 It is aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards.

9 It brings a contemporary view of Hispanic cultures to the Spanish classroom through engaging texts, themes, and topics. Students are motivated to act and create in Spanish.

9 It promotes equity and inclusion in the classroom.

9 With communication as the goal, it presents grammar and vocabulary in comprehensible chunks, helping students to become truly capable of communicating in Spanish.

9 It helps students develop professional skills and prepare for future careers.

9 It includes numerous authentic documents and cultural inputs from Spanish speaking countries around the world: literary excerpts from renowned authors, art, comic strips, infographics, magazine covers, short films, and more.

9 It fosters 21st Century Skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

9 It is a versatile program that instructors can choose to use in a linear manner or with a more flexible approach.

9 It offers a multi-device, responsive and offline/online solution: a Student Edition Textbook version in HTML, an ebook, and many ancillary components and resources.

Learn more about the program:

Why AULA EN ACCIÓN?

9 It is a communicative, student-centered program where real-world tasks take center stage.

9 Its backward design approach helps students not only to learn about the language, but also to use the language in an increasingly globalized society.

9 It is perfectly aligned with ACTFL’s World Readiness Standards.

9 It promotes critical thinking and cultural awareness and reinforces cross-cultural connections.

9 It promotes equity and inclusion in the classroom.

9 It fosters 21st Century Skills such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

9 It encourages students to compare their own perspectives to that of others to use language in a personal and meaningful way, and to show that they can actively communicate about their own world and ideas.

9 It introduces vocabulary in a visually contextualized way that fosters strong form-meaning connections and facilitates communication.

9 It’s a slow-paced and easy-to-follow program that trains learners to ask themselves questions about the function of the language, to look for answers, and to build their grammatical understanding.

9 It helps develop comprehension and expression through activities similar to those used in Integrated Performance Assessments. Each lesson ends with an interactive Integrated Performance Assessment.

9 It prioritizes meaningful use of language.

Readers Series

AIRES DE FIESTA LATINA

Amy Randall, an English journalist, travels all around Latin America.

EL MEDITERRÁNEO

The stories of the intrepid journalists from the newspaper El Mediterráneo

EL PUESTO DE FRUTA Y OTROS RELATOS

The adventures of several foreigners who live in Spain

GAEL

A graphic novel series featuring the adventures of Gael and his friends

GRANDES PERSONAJES

Biographies of some of the most relevant Spanish-speaking personalities

LOLA LAGO, DETECTIVE

The adventures of Lola Lago, a Spanish private investigator

LOLA LAGO Y ASOCIADOS

New and exciting adventures of Lola Lago, a Spanish private investigator

HORAS EN ESPAÑOL

Stories set in different U.S. cities providing a cliché-free, modern take on Hispanic culture in the United States

SERIE AMÉRICA LATINA

Stories that bring students closer to the culture and language of the Spanish-speaking countries

UN DÍA EN Vibrant, fast-paced stories set in different Spanish-speaking cities

GRAMÁTICA BÁSICA DEL ESTUDIANTE DE ESPAÑOL

Why GRAMÁTICA BÁSICA?

9 Explains the Spanish grammatical system while emphasizing meaning and real-life use of language

9 Presents a thoroughly detailed description of the grammar, providing a context in which students can apply the rules in meaningful ways

9 Uses clear design features to support and enhance the understanding of grammatical meanings

9 It covers the essential grammatical concepts of levels Novice High to Advance Low

9 The explanations and more than 400 activities are based on a pan-Hispanic Spanish shared by most of the language’s speakers

Test Preparation

IMPULS DEUTSCH

a conscious

historically

work

more socially

curriculum

front-and-center in the curriculum.

more about

the inclusion

thinking, and builds intercultural competence and the ability to engage in German with important topics faced by both the U.S. and the D-A-CH-L countries

Fosters

engage with fresh content from the arts, humanities, and STEM fields while building transferrable, real-world skills.

a wide range of racial, ethnic, and religious groups, but also the

diversity, not only by

community,

identities, and people of all abilities

that of others, to use language in a personal and

way and to show that they can communicate about their own world and ideas.

in Kahoot! and Quizlet

instructors in Slack

throughout IMPULS DEUTSCH.

play

Readers Series

DREIMAL DEUTSCH

EINFACH LOSLESEN!

cross-cultural

Germany, Austria,

EINFACH WEITERLESEN! Series focusing on the migrant population in Germany

KLASSIKER TRIFFT COMIC

READERS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

TATORT DAF

Grammar

GRAMMATIK MAL VIER

Why GRAMMATIK MAL VIER?

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Five themed units with vocabulary and four pages per topic

Trains students in all four skills: reading, writing, listening, speaking

Four essential aspects: knowledge, practical use, texts, and Landeskunde

Authentic texts are incorporated into every topic: newspaper articles, reports, excerpts from guidebooks, travel guides, letters to the editor, blog entries, dialogue, chats, emails, and more.

KLIPP UND KLAR

Why KLIPP UND KLAR?

grammar

organization

introduced

thematic

Why DEUTSCH INTENSIV?

Highlights

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Why DÉFI FRANCOPHONE?

9 It is a communicative, student-centered program where real-world projects take center stage.

9 Culture is the throughline that unites all elements of the program and motivates students to communicate in French.

9 It helps students develop 21st Century Skills, such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and communication.

9 It is suitable for the flipped classroom approach, allowing instructors to optimize class time.

9 It includes numerous authentic documents and cultural inputs: blogs, articles, infographics, magazines, videos, etc.

9 It promotes equity and inclusion in the classroom and beyond.

9 It offers bonus Découvrir cultural features focused on French in the Americas (Canada, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Louisiana).

9 Interculturality occupies an important place and students are led to react and interact based on their own identity and personal experience.

9 It includes great supplemental resources (grammar tutorial videos, capsules de phonétique, evaluation materials and more!) on My French Hub.

9 The digital edition of the Student Edition and Workbook are fully interactive and can be customized by the teacher.

Readers Series

ALEX LEROC, JOURNALISTE

The adventures of Alex Leroc,

French

LA FRANCE EN CHANSONS

series to

France in the 1940s, 50s, and

UNE JOURNÉE, INTRIGUES POLICIÈRES

Captivating stories revolving around a different French region

Highlights

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Why DAVVERO?

9 It provides a contemporary view of Italian cultures through engaging texts, themes, and topics.

9 It promotes intercultural competence, enabling critical thinking from a multidimensional, contemporary, and inclusive perspective that is free of stereotypes.

9 It is the product of student-centered design: students acquire the vocabulary they need to communicate in the real world, to learn grammar actively, and to create projects in which they talk about their communities and experiences.

9 The readings are accompanied by the Audiolettura (four audio versions of the reading) and Testi mappati (texts mapped to mark connectors, frequently combined words, and verbal phrases) features.

9 Grammar is presented in a progressive and inductive manner.

9 It includes authentic documents and cultural inputs: blogs, articles, infographics,magazines, videos, etc.

9 It offers a multi-device, responsive and offline / online solution: a Student Edition Textbook version in HTML, an ebook, and many components and resources. In the digital edition, the activities of the Student’s Edition are interactive.

9 It offers an inclusive perspective on learning. Its approach makes it accessible to all and appeals to multiple intelligences (visual, verbal, interpersonal, and so on).

9 Its vision of cultural realities, diverse and free of stereotypes, embraces all the identities and communities of the Italian world—and of the students’ world as well.

9 It is suitable for the flipped classroom approach, allowing instructors to optimize class time.

HONING OUR CRAFT

A volume about contemporary issues in classroom language teaching

Why HONING OUR CRAFT?

9 Over 13 chapters on topics relevant to language instruction

9 Four sections per chapter: a contextualization of the particular issue, clear explanations and common misperceptions, concrete demonstrations of classroom activities, and suggested “do’s and don’ts”

9 Reader-friendly language

MEET THE EDITORS

CONTRIBUTORS

Tammy Berberi, Deborah Blaz, Aymy Lynette Clay, Claudia Fernández, Megan Ferry, Cassandra Glynn, Lauren Hetrovicz, Michelle Henríquez, Kris Knisely, Jude Krushnowski, L. J. Randolph, Diana Mabel Ruggiero, Blake, Turnbull, Manuela Wagner

Florencia Henshaw

Kim Potowski

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