Learning German : : a Journey Through Language and Culture

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Fl., WORLD 4-week checkout	Lang-Learn-GER 438-Pi	4-week checkout	Due 04-22-2024
Downtown 2nd Fl., WORLD 4-week checkout	Lang-Learn-GER 438-Pi	4-week checkout	Due 05-13-2024

30 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture.
Course no. 2846.
Disc 1: Willkommen! -- Definite articles, gender, and nouns -- Personal pronouns and the verb sein -- Regular verbs in the present tense -- Indefinite articles and numbers to 100. Disc 2: Eine reise nach wien und Salzburg -- Asking questions and numbers above 100 -- The nominative and accusative cases and kein- -- Time in German and possessive pronouns -- Coordinating conjunctions and der- words. Disc 3: Modal verbs and more accusative -- Eine reise nach München und Rothenburg ob der Tauber -- Present perfect and da- and wo- compounds -- Ich hab' mein herz in Heidelberg verloren -- Separable-prefix verbs. Disc 4: Subordinate and infinitive clauses -- More infinitive clauses and the dative case -- Eine reise nach Zürich und Zermatt -- Reflexive verbs and pronouns -- More dative and subordinating conjunctions. Disc 5: The simple past -- Bäuerin Bärbel und die rotbärtigen Zwerge -- More simple past and relative pronouns -- Eine reisen nach Hamburg und Cuxhaven -- Two-way prepositions and verbs that use them. Disc 6: Comparative/superlative and adjective endings -- The genitive case and the passive voice -- The subjunctive mood -- Eine reise nach Wittenberg und Berlin -- Our journey: the end or just the beginning?
Lecturer: Professor James Pfrehm, Ithaca College.
German is one of the world's most vital languages, with Germany, Austria, and Switzerland being top travel destinations, and German literature, philosophy, science, music, and industry being hallmarks of European civilization. Therefore, learning German should be near the top of everyone's list of foreign languages worth studying. Traditionally, the problem for English speakers has been German grammar, with its wealth of case endings and irregular forms. But grammar always has an internal logic, which an inspired teacher can convey. In Learning German: A Journey through Language and Culture, Professor James Pfrehm of Ithaca College does this with unrivaled skill, humor, and success, making learning German positively fun. Teaching all the skills needed to understand and speak basic German, Professor Pfrehm's 30 half-hour lessons are perfect preparation for a trip to German-speaking lands, since he focuses on major tourist attractions, along with the vocabulary of daily life and advice on customs that may trip up the unwary. He also recounts a thrilling Brothers Grimm-style fairy tale and performs skits to help you internalize grammatical rules. Each lesson is ingeniously designed to build your fluency and self-confidence. By the end of the course, you'll be surprised at how much German you know. Accompanying the course is a complete workbook, with text of the listening exercises, translations, vocabulary, explanations of grammar, and tips for further study.
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