Competent support for German language teaching. In light of the PISA study and the paradigm shift in subjects towards competency orientation, a new positioning of the German subject is essential. What tasks should future German lessons undertake? What didactic principles and goals should they orient themselves towards? These questions are addressed in the practical volume of the new series "Developing Schools - Improving Teaching," which provides you with concrete suggestions for planning, implementing, and self-reflecting on your German lessons. In addition to an introductory chapter on educational theory and didactic considerations, methods of diagnostics, individual support aspects, and specific learning profiles in heterogeneous learning groups are presented. The core of the book consists of principles and structural models of competency-oriented teaching.