Gretsch, Petra; Wulff, Nadja (Hrsg.): Deutsch als Zweit- und Fremdsprache in Schule und Beruf. Eine Festschrift für Gabriele Kniffka. Paderborn: Brill Schöningh, 2022. – ISBN 978-3-506-79110-8. 423 Seiten, € 109,00.

The commemorative publication "German as a second and foreign language in school and profession" contains 25 contributions on the topics of language and language education in school, professionalization of teachers, specialized and occupational language, as well as testing and examination. The book was published in honor of Gabriele Kniffka, who has made significant contributions to the development of these areas. One example contribution deals with the use of poems in phonetics instruction. Another contribution discusses the training and professionalization of German as a second language/foreign language teachers. The third section of the book deals with specialized and occupational language and addresses the shortage of skilled workers in Germany and the development of a competency model for occupational and work-related language skills. The article concludes with a section on testing and examination, presenting insights into coaching and standardized exams. The commemorative publication provides an overview of the current state of research in the field of German as a second language/foreign language and contains innovative concepts for teachers and exam creators. [Extracted from the article]