Themen aktuell is the updated and visually completely revised edition of Themen neu. Themen aktuell offers continuously new drawings and photos in a modern layout. Some of the texts and exercises have been adapted to modern times. Target group: Adult beginners in basic level courses at adult education centres, Goethe-Institutes, universities, private language schools and other institutions worldwide, who attend courses in German as a foreign language. Aim: Communication in everyday situations; active participation in conversations on topics of general interest; sensible handling of simple literary and feuilletonistic texts as well as factual texts. Themen aktuell 1 leads to level A1 according to the Council of Europe's Framework of Reference, Themen aktuell 2 to level A2 and Themen aktuell Zertifikatsband to level B1 (Zertifikat Deutsch). Concept: Themen aktuell is e.