Many students use written German as a second or third language. Some students have age-appropriate writing competency in their mother tongue and encounter the German written language when they start school. Many adult learners are also becoming familiar with basic reading and writing in German as a second language in German courses. This handbook presents current research and basic insights on this broad topic.

W. Grießhaber, Univ. Münster; S. Schmölzer-Eibinger, Univ. Graz; H. Roll, Univ. Duisburg-Essen; K. Schramm, Univ. Wien.