Series: All-Audio Courses
Audio CD: 64 pages
Publisher: Living Language; Com/Pap Un edition (May 16, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400021626
ISBN-13: 978-1400021628
Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #1,926,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #68 in Books > Books on CD > Languages > Language Instruction > German #646 in Books > Textbooks > Humanities > Foreign Languages > German #2203 in Books > Books on CD > Nonfiction
I learned German in school decades ago but never used it, and wanted to prepare fortrip to Germany this summer. Learning Chinese since then made it even harder to go back to German -- got to remember that "Wo" means "where" not "I" regardless of a low, high, rising, or falling tone. This course isn't perfect, but it was a big help for bring back my basic knowledge of German.The first disk "On-Ramp to German" is really a separate course, intended just to give a taste of the language. The main course in disks 2-4 is intended to give an ability for basic conversation. Disk one was probably added as an afterthough to give complete beginners at least a small chance; some things such as colors are later repeated in the main course. I don't agree with those who say the pronunciation in disks 2 to 4 is too fast -- it is natural conversation. CD players have Rewind and Previous Track buttons, and I needed to make frequent use of them. Breaking the disks into many tracks, each one clearly announced for lesson and section (1a through 17h) in the first seconds, is a very big help. Complete beginners will need to rewind and review each section many times, while those with a strong background might be OK with listening only once or twice. The use of native speakers is a plus, and each lesson is well organized.The criticisms that I have with the course are1) Some odd selections of vocabulary words that probably won't arise very often -- such as "spark plug", "parquet floor", and "baggage cart" but leaving out many muchmore common words2) Dialogs using grammar that hasn't been introduced yet. Each lesson on disks 2-4 has vocabulary words, then a dialog, then more vocabulary -- then the explanation of the new grammar in that lesson.
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