Distinctive Features of Manuals Created for Teaching and Learning German

Teaching a foreign language, like teaching any subject, is a system that “consists of the interaction of many elements, material and ideal subsystems.” In relation to teaching a foreign language, the system includes such elements as general learning goals, learning goals for a subject such as a foreign language, methods of teaching a foreign language, as well as the content of a specific educational process. The goals of teaching a foreign language are consistent with teaching strategies and methods, understood as the use of educational material, teaching techniques and methods of interaction between participants in educational activities. In this regard, a foreign language textbook plays a special role.