German: A Self–Teaching Guide (Wiley Self–Teaching Guides) - Softcover

Taylor, Heimy; Haas, Werner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471827568 ISBN 13: 9780471827566

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1986

Synopsis

If you need to know German fast, but you are too busy to take a class, or if you need more than a phrasebook to brush up on your German, this is the perfect way to give yourself a quick course. German: A Self-Teaching Guide combines the quick-reference virtues of a phrasebook with the in-depth information found in a full-scale language course. Here are language skills you need to deal with greetings and introductions, ordering in restaurants, transportation and health care problems, hotel accommodations, recreation and entertainment activities, and many of the other everyday situations you might encounter in German-speaking countries. Instead of the tedious memorization drills that take the fun out of learning, you will interact with the language as you learn it, with the help of: cultural notes (in English) at the beginning of each chapter that provide insights into German art, literature, and history; entertaining mini-dialogues (with English translations) that bring conversational German to life and take the mystery out of modern grammar and common usage;chapter vocabularies plus German-to-English and English-to-German listings at the end of the book; self-tests and exercises with a key in the back of the book; grammar explanations that stress practical applications.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The fast track to speaking and understanding basic German

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Now you can learn how quickly and easily with this practical, self–paced guide. It combines the user–friendly virtues of a phrase book with the learning tools of a full–fledged language course to provide you with the basic vocabulary and grammar you need to start using German right away. Completely revised and updated for today′s usage, this new edition gives you:

• A proven interactive format that lets you teach yourself at your own pace
• Exercises to reinforce what you′ve learned
• Clear explanations of German grammatical structures
• More than 1,000 of the most frequently used German words
• Sample dialogues with cultural notes and lists of terms

See inside for information on German pronunciation cassette.

About the Author:

HEIMY TAYLOR and WERNER HAAS are both professors of German at the Ohio State University and the authors of numerous German textbooks.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0471827568
• ISBN 13: 9780471827566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202