<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> The essays in this volume discuss the theme of German as a second language – an often-explored issue in teaching methodology and educational policy. A number of open questions remain about the learning of grammatical structures and the particularities of second language acquisition compared to learning a first language. This volume reviews recent research findings and their relevance to the teaching of grammar in multilingual settings.