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German Textbook
2007-10-17, 8:04 AM #1
I'm looking for a good German textbook. Can someone recommend me one that you have used in the past and was really well written? I need something aimed toward beginning German students.
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2007-10-17, 12:44 PM #2
...as in the Language of German, or are you going over to Germany to study?

:P
2007-10-17, 12:50 PM #3
You should probably just take German at your highschool. They will provide you with a textbook.


I seriously doubt you'd be able to teach yourself german.
2007-10-17, 4:02 PM #4
Originally posted by Anovis:
...as in the Language of German, or are you going over to Germany to study?

:P


Language of German.
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2007-10-17, 4:15 PM #5
Zick-Zack Neu!

:P

[Real textbook]
nope.
2007-10-17, 4:20 PM #6
just move to Germany and be confused for a few months or so trying to get a job, and food, and the like
Thats how i learned spanish (only, i didnt live there and i did have a bit of traning...but you get the idea)
2007-10-17, 4:23 PM #7
I am not even old enough to drive.
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2007-10-17, 4:32 PM #8
Originally posted by Rob:
You should probably just take German at your highschool. They will provide you with a textbook.


I seriously doubt you'd be able to teach yourself german.

Unless it's like my highschool, and the only language they have is Spanish.
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2007-10-17, 4:41 PM #9
Originally posted by Baconfish:
Zick-Zack Neu!

:P

[Real textbook]


Cool! Barnes and Noble has this one from $9.19
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2007-10-17, 4:50 PM #10
...

You're not going to learn German by a text book. You need an instructor.

The textbook that my instructor gave to me is called "Komm Mit!", which was published in 1992. The School board cut funds and classes to German in my district when I was in High school two years ago, so in retaliation, he gave all the textbooks to his students. >.>

It sucks because it introduced the Ablative and Genitive after the Dative. But that seems to be the trend nowadays. I learned more from my instructor than the book though.
2007-10-17, 4:53 PM #11
The "Komm Mit!" series is what we used at my high school, had that for all four years.
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2007-10-17, 8:11 PM #12
Well isn't that a clever pun.
2007-10-17, 8:35 PM #13
Blickpunkt Deutschland or Komm Mit are ones my friend who took german recommends
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2007-10-17, 9:16 PM #14
"Komm Mit" is really great for beginners, and Blickpunkt is better when they get more advanced... but Komm Mit comes with fun videos that the class is guarenteed to chuckle at.
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2007-10-17, 10:52 PM #15
i wish i remembered the name of the book i used when i took german. but i cant... but it was really really well written and got me through two years of classe... come to think of it, it might have been Deutsch Aktuell but idr
2007-10-18, 4:00 AM #16
Damnit, I can't remember what my German texbook was, now. Something beginning with E. And it had such delightful characters such as Akiko Kato. And a poster about Total Recall. And the quintessential...

Quote:
- Komm! Setz dich! Also wir haben Brot, Butter, Käse und Marmalade. Was ißt du normalerweise esse in Frühstück?
- Normalerweise esse ich Cornflakes, oder Muesli und Toast.


Yes, I'm grasping at straws here, I know. :psyduck:

In all serious, you need a good teacher. That's what got me a B at GCSE... compared to French, which I always sucked at because we had no decent French teachers.
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2007-10-18, 8:27 AM #17
Originally posted by Mirthy:
"Komm Mit" is really great for beginners, and Blickpunkt is better when they get more advanced... but Komm Mit comes with fun videos that the class is guarenteed to chuckle at.


:D

"Ist das DEINE Moped?"
2007-10-18, 6:15 PM #18
The videos were a trip, so over the top. Although they weren't as bad as some other series (can't remember the name, or find it with a quick google search) that was filmed in Carlsbad, CA. It was weird seeing these videos for the first time in Florida, and realizing that I knew 80% of the locations they filmed at.
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2007-10-19, 2:34 AM #19
Ach, meine Sprache!
Sorry for the lousy German
2007-10-19, 1:36 PM #20
Originally posted by Rob:
You should probably just take German at your highschool. They will provide you with a textbook.


I seriously doubt you'd be able to teach yourself german.


Bull****.

If you get into a daily routine with audiotapes and a good textbook, anyone can teach themselves a language. English is a fairly awful first language to have, as it doesn't have declensions or cases or genders so these will be entirely new concepts. This makes it fairly difficult for English-speakers to learn a new language, but it's entirely a myth that it's impossible.
Once you've learnt two or three languages, it gets much easier.
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2007-10-19, 1:42 PM #21
Originally posted by Mort-Hog:
Bull****.

If you get into a daily routine with audiotapes and a good textbook, anyone can teach themselves a language. English is a fairly awful first language to have, as it doesn't have declensions or cases or genders so these will be entirely new concepts. This makes it fairly difficult for English-speakers to learn a new language, but it's entirely a myth that it's impossible.
Once you've learnt two or three languages, it gets much easier.


Dude, we're talking about warlockmish.
2007-10-19, 2:52 PM #22
Quote:
"Ist das DEINE Moped?"


Lol, I loved those videos! I wish we used them in college, it would make the class so much better... although we did get to watch Run Lola Run, which was fun since they don't translate all of the curse words correctly!

Y'all may like this too... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYRY6kx550
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