German in 32 Lessons
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Book Overview
German in 32 Lessons is the rapid and practical way to master the basics and begin speaking the language. The book gives you the essential, simplified grammar plus the 3000 most-used words--words and idiomatic phrases that people use in real-life situations. The book can be used as a self-learner by beginners and also by those who want to brush up.
Adrienne's key to teaching a language is to eliminate the boring repetition of inane exercises. She emphasizes vocabulary, and lots of it (grammar will then come naturally); frequent tests (indispensable if you want to learn the language in less than ten years); and writing right away, maybe describing your house or job. Jump in!
Adrienne's key to teaching a language is to eliminate the boring repetition of inane exercises. She emphasizes vocabulary, and lots of it (grammar will then come naturally); frequent tests (indispensable if you want to learn the language in less than ten years); and writing right away, maybe describing your house or job. Jump in!
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0393314979
ISBN13:9780393314977
Release Date:March 1997
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.73 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.3" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
German survival guide
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
After a few semesters of college German and a few months at the Goethe Institut, when I finally found myself living in Germany I found this book invaluable. It is not comprehensive but it is a great start in helping one to begin to communicate in modern Germany. Recommended
Please update this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I used "German in 32 Lessons" when learning German, and found it superior in many ways to other introductory books (and I looked at a lot of them). However, there are a number of shortcomings which make it less useful than it could be--shortcomings that could be easily remedied. First, there needs to be a section in the front of the book on pronunciation. Second, there needs to be an alphabetical list of vocabulary words in the back of the book. Third, it needs to be updated, some of the slang is a little outdated. Fourth, it would be great if it had an accompanying cassette or CD. If these four things were done, I think it would be BY FAR the best introductory language book on the market. It has great strengths--logical, bite-sized lessons, useful vocabulary, clear explanations of important grammar. But it needs a bit of tweaking. Adrienne, are you listening? W.W. Norton & Company, are you listening? Please update the whole series.
Idiots Need Not Purchase This
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This is the third Gimmick Book that I have used. My experiences with the two Italian Gimmick books were stellar... in less than four months, I was reading through newspaper articles, and I now live in Italy with a job that is greatly augumented by my fluency in this language. No, it's not a traditional format, and Adrienne's method is not like traditional language books, which is why it works so well. She requires you to (gasp!) think for yourself while you learn the language. She doesn't treat the student like an idiot, which is why idiot students should check out one of the thousands of glorified phrase books in order to say and understand a couple hundred stock phrases, and get upset whenever a native has the gall to answer differently than what the phrase book told the student the answer was. This is possibly the best book series available, and coupled with a good independent tape system that has the same philosophy (such as Pimsleur) the student will be well ahead of his or her fellow students, and also able to communicate beyond memorised textbook answers.
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