Bernd Schurf

Bernd Schurf (born November 3, 1943 in Nettesheim ) is a German didactic specialist and editor of German textbooks for secondary levels I and II.

life and work

After studying German , Romance studies and linguistics in Freiburg im Breisgau with Friedrich Maurer and Hugo Friedrich and in Cologne with Fritz Tschirch , Werner Keller , Walter Hinck and Harald Weinrich , Bernd Schurf was a teacher at the grammar school, head of German at the Düsseldorf study seminar, and a specialist consultant Moderator for the subject German at the district government of Düsseldorf, long-time member of the Scientific Examination Office in Cologne and lecturer for subject didactics of German at the University of Cologne .

In 1978 the first German textbook, "Literature and Interaction", which he co-authored and edited, was published for the upper school level. 1979 with "Text + Dialog", also for upper secondary level, the first textbook family with basic volume, course books and project volumes.

After the series "Stations of Literature", which brought together canonical readings for German lessons, followed with "Texts, Topics and Structures" a textbook for the upper level, which has been available since 1990 in numerous editions and regional editions, with accompanying workbooks, learning software, handouts for the teaching and copy template collections for high school readings found wide distribution in all federal states. The “Texts-Subjects-and-Structures” family comprises over 100 individual titles. It is supplemented by the series “Course Themes German”, which offers in-depth material on central topics of the upper level.

Since 1997, Bernd Schurf has published the “Deutschbuch”, a textbook for secondary level I with editions for various federal states and school types. The wreath of textbooks contains student books, workbooks, handouts, collections of copy templates as well as learning and planning software as well as audio books, reference works and a literary history. The various series have already seen several revisions, and there are over 500 titles in total.

Bernd Schurf is married and has one son.

Publications (selection)

• Literature and interaction. Workbook for the interpretation of modern short prose. Secondary level II. Ed. By Norbert Heinze and Bernd Schurf. Limburg: Frankonius-Verlag 1978
• Text + dialogue. Baseband. German lessons at secondary level II. Ed. By Norbert Heinze and Bernd Schurf. Düsseldorf: Educational Publishing House Schwann-Bagel 1979
• Texts, topics and structures. Basic German for advanced level. Edited by Heinrich Biermann and Bernd Schurf. Düsseldorf: Cornelsen Verlag Schwann-Girardet 1990
• Texts, topics and structures. German for secondary vocational schools. Edited by Heinrich Biermann, Karl Josef Heerstraßen and Bernd Schurf. Düsseldorf: Cornelsen Verlag Schwann-Girardet 1992
• German book 5-10. Speech and reading book. Edited by Heinrich Biermann and Bernd Schurf with advice from Karlheinz Fingerhut. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 1997-2000
• German book basic edition 5-10. Speech and reading book. Edited by Heinrich Biermann and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 1999–2002
• Texts, topics and structures. German book for advanced level. Edited by Heinrich Biermann and Bernd Schurf with advice from Karlheinz Fingerhut. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 1999
• Texts, topics and structures. New edition for secondary vocational schools. Edited by Karl Josef Heerstraßen and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2001
• German Book Bavaria 5-12. Speech and reading book. Edited by Kurt Finkenzeller, Wilhelm Matthiessen, Bernd Schurf and Wieland Zirbs. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2003–2010
• German book for high schools in Baden-Württemberg 1-6. Edited by Margret Fingerhut, Christoph Kunz and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2004–2007
• German book for secondary schools in Baden-Württemberg 1-6. Edited by Christa Becker-Binder and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2004–2007
• German book 5-10. Speech and reading book. New edition. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener with advice from Karlheinz Fingerhut. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2004–2009
• German Book New Basic Edition 5-10. Speech and reading book. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2006–2010
• Texts, topics and structures. German book for advanced level. Revision. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener with advice from Karlheinz Fingerhut. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2009
• Texts, topics and structures. German book for advanced level. Baden-Württemberg high school. Edited by Margret Fingerhut and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2009
• German book literary history. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2010
• Texts, topics and structures. German book for the technical college entrance qualification. Edited by Angela Mielke and Bernd Schurf. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2011
• German book Gymnasium 5 ff. Language and reading book. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2011 ff.
• German book differentiating edition 5 ff. Language and reading book. Edited by Markus Langner, Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Verlag 2011 ff.
• Texts, topics and structures. German book for secondary level II. Swiss edition. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Schulverlage 2013
• Abitur knowledge German. Edited by Bernd Schurf and Andrea Wagener. Berlin: Cornelsen Schulverlage 2013