Do not keep literature out of sight – The Threpenny Opera for students of German, CERF level A2/B1

This work exemplifies how literature can be used for teaching German even in CEFR levels A2 and B1. Didactical texts about the use of literature in language teaching are used to show the advantages of including literature in language teaching. This work highlights two of these advantages: literature provides the students with real vocabulary – in contrast to the artificial constructions in language teaching books - and supports their understanding of another culture. Further this work will show how the use of literature is supported by the Swedish curriculum. Finally, based on the research and recommendations of different didactics, a teaching model for the use of The Threpenny Opera is elaborated