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| About Us | ||
| Founded | ||
| Queen Bee Books was founded in 2007 in order to bring good quality reading material to people who had begun to learn German. We saw that there were plenty of textbooks for german beginners, but no easy, fun books that they could read for pleasure. | ||
| The director | ||
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director, Jo Johnstone, has over 25 years of organisational experience
working in the public services – giving her the sort of skills
necessary to run a small business. In addition, she has been learning
German herself for the past ten years, which means she can spot which
books are likely to be of interest to beginners of German.
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| “Die Familie Gruenschnabel” | ||
The first book published by QBB will be the extremely amusing book “Die Familie Gruenschnabel” written by Elisabeth Bond and Christine Dancey. “These charming but straightforward
stories are an excellent introduction to reading German for pleasure.
We can all recognise ourselves and our loved ones in the Family
Grünschnabel. This is just the kind of book I would have liked
when I started learning German. It really fills a gap in what is
currently available to those taking their first steps in the language”.
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| Elisabeth
Bond was born in Weiden/Bavaria in Germany in 1955. She was educated in Regensburg Grammar School, finalising her education as a qualified social worker. She holds a qualification in health care and she created and conducted courses in adult education with focus on health and social behaviour. Before moving to England in 1999, she studied at the Goethe Institute in Munich “Methods and didactics in teaching German to foreigners” and designed German tuition modules in order to integrate immigrants from Russia, Poland and Rumania. into German society. After arriving in England she continued her training in achieving a City & Guild qualification. She has been teaching German (both for business and pleasure) at all levels, for many years. Elisabeth continues to teach German at Suffolk College and in business companies where the age group of learners is mainly between 35 and 60 years old... Also parallel to this work she has been involved in translating and interpreting in conjunction with local authorities. |
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| Christine Dancey is a Professor of Psychology at the University of East London. Over half of the students at UEL are mature learners. Before her career in psychology, Christine trained as a school teacher, and taught in an inner London comprehensive school for 7 years. Christine has been learning German (taking local authority evening courses) since 1997. She is therefore well aware of the needs of people who begin learning German at a more mature stage in their lives. This, coupled with her training and expertise in teaching adult learners, enabled her to contribute to this book. Christine has written and published work, both articles and books, all in the area of psychology. |
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