Living German: A Grammar-Based Course - Softcover

Buckley, R. W.; Coggle, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444153919 ISBN 13: 9781444153910

Publisher: John Murray Language, 2012

Synopsis

This new 7th edition includes an up-to-date culture and vocabulary guide, allowing you to broaden your knowledge of contemporary language and customs.

Do you want to learn German or brush up what you know already? Are you looking for a course with a traditional approach to language learning, based on solid grammatical foundations, translation skills and practical vocabulary? If so, this is the course for you.

The material covers a variety of everyday topics in a simple, concise manner. There are plenty of examples and explanations to illustrate how the language works and to build confidence. Each unit, designed to build systematically on what you have already learned, contains:
- clear grammar explanations
- vocabulary lists
- reading material consisting of a story, dialogue or letter
- questions for speaking practice
- exercises
- 32pp test-yourself section giving you extra practice and allowing you to monitor your progress as you go through the course, helping you keep on top of tricky grammar points and regularly testing the vocabulary you're learning.

There are also revision units to help you practise what you are learning. At the back of the book, an exercise key enables you to check your answers while grammar and vocabulary sections provide a useful reference.

The accompanying audio will help you with listening and speaking. In addition to a full pronunciation section, it contains reading passages and dialogues from the course book, followed by comprehension questions in German, together with model answers.

Download our free app, Teach Yourself Library, from the App Store or Google Play to access the free audio.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Coggle, who has revised R. W. Buckley's original course, is an experienced university teacher of German, who has taught courses from beginner to postgraduate level. He was a pioneer in the development and use of multimedia language learning materials at the University of Kent, and has acted as a Language Consultant for the BBC and the University of Cambridge Language Centre. He is series editor for the Teach Yourself language courses.

Review:

"Brilliant! This is the only German textbook I've used that I've really liked ...the pace is just right"―amazon.co.uk user review

"this is as good a beginning as you will find"―amazon.co.uk user review

"I have yet to find a better introduction, in print, to the pretty daunting German tongue"―amazon.co.uk user review

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray Language
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1444153919
• ISBN 13: 9781444153910
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416