German with Ease (Assimil Language Learning Programs, English Base)
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Manufacturer: Assimil France
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 371
EAN: 9782700510508
ISBN: 270051050X
Label: Assimil France
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 1994-06
Publisher: Assimil France
Studio: Assimil France
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Assimil is best for learning foreign languages. Period.
Comment: I've compared hundreds of language tutorials. Couldn't find anything better than the Assimil books and recordings.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best method, in my opinion
Comment: I have studied with Assimil before. Many years ago, French, all by myself. After a few months, I spoke to a French person that could not believe I had never been to France.
So, after checking several methods from the public library to learn German, remembering my good experience with Assimil, I bought the German version of it. Well, I am definitely not disappointed this time either! What I like about Assimil, is that you really learn to speak the language little by little. I love the way they introduce the conversations, especially for an English speaking person. They sort of ease you into the language like no other method out there. The trick is to repeat each lesson until you learn it completely. I write it over and over, also, to memorize it. I also love the fact that they don't overwhelm you with the grammar from the start, which I find very discouraging.. The book is small and light, so I take it everywhere.
I definitely recommend it. But I strongly suggest to learn each lesson by heart, like an actor learning his/her lines. That really works for me. I've been to France many times and now speak fluent French, and I plan to do the same with German.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very impressive
Comment: The best method for learning foreign languages on your own - it will take you to a a level where you'll have a very solid base in German in a matter of few months. You can take it from there by yourself to become perfectly fluent. The Assimil method contains everything - reading, writing, understanding, grammar, listening comprehension, speaking. And it's actually quite fun. The dialogues are witty, the exercises useful, the grammatical explanations perfectly timed and clear.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Easy Way to Learn a Language
Comment: I used the Assimil German course for six months before travelling to Germany. I had never studied German before so my knowledge was nil when I began.
I studied one lesson per day, spending a total of around 20 minutes broken up into chunks of five or ten minutes at a time. I would read the text of the lesson through in the morning, taking note of the meanings of new words and reading the explanations and grammar notes. Then I would play the recording several times until I understood it. Then I read the text several times through the day in coffee breaks or during lunch, then play the recording and read the text in the evening.
I didn't worry about memorising vocabulary or grammar. Any words I forgot would be reviewed tomorrow and for the next week of review. I reviewed each lesson for a week. I picked up most of the grammar by usage.
I was able to converse with my German friends after two months using Assimil and I spoke good German after completing the course in six months. I got a job in Germany as a technical translator, translating from English to German. I had to negotiate in German on behalf of my company and I taught in a German school. After a year I did a lot of public speaking. I wrote reports in German and did a fair amount of correspondence in German.
I was so pleased with my Assimil German program I bought Assimil courses for French, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Polish and Italian. I have used them all except for Hebrew and Arabic. Assimil was not my primary program for Russian and Polish but I highly recommend them.
Assimil takes the hard work out of learning a language. Learning becomes fun. Assimil texts are friendly and humorous. Each lesson has a cartoon to illustrate the lesson. Some of the older courses have a central person who visits the country where the language is spoken and you follow his adventures as he comments on customs and the people. You feel you get to know the characters.
I am looking at tackling more languages and Assimil will be my first choice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It works, but you have to follow the method
Comment: The Assimil method is a great way to build up your language skills in an easy and relaxed manner. But in order to make it work, you have to follow the rules explained in the book. This means that you have to learn on a daily basis and without conscious memorization (not to mention drills).
I write this mainly because I got the impression that one previous reviewer misunderstood the concept completely or didn't give it the time it deserves. The course isn't at all limited to listening and writing skills. On the contrary, it encourages you to practise pronunciation from the very first day and focuses strongly on speaking skills later on.
But there is indeed an extended period of passive learning which to my knowledge is unique to the Assimil method. For several month you simply listen and read and then repeat aloud what you've just heard and read (and check your progress with the exercises). Only after two or three month (depending on your schedule) of passive learning you enter the second phase where you are asked to formulate sentences on your own.
By this time, you have already amassed so much knowledge that speaking (simple) German will be an amazingly easy task for you. Plus, it takes a lot of pressure from the first phase of learning. Here's a tip from my own experience: Don't go too fast, never learn more than three lessons a week. The material will sink in better this way.
To sum up, this method works fine for me and I can recommend it wholeheartedly. But then again, there are always people who love to sweat...
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Assimil is best for learning foreign languages. Period.
Comment: I've compared hundreds of language tutorials. Couldn't find anything better than the Assimil books and recordings.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The best method, in my opinion
Comment: I have studied with Assimil before. Many years ago, French, all by myself. After a few months, I spoke to a French person that could not believe I had never been to France.
So, after checking several methods from the public library to learn German, remembering my good experience with Assimil, I bought the German version of it. Well, I am definitely not disappointed this time either! What I like about Assimil, is that you really learn to speak the language little by little. I love the way they introduce the conversations, especially for an English speaking person. They sort of ease you into the language like no other method out there. The trick is to repeat each lesson until you learn it completely. I write it over and over, also, to memorize it. I also love the fact that they don't overwhelm you with the grammar from the start, which I find very discouraging.. The book is small and light, so I take it everywhere.
I definitely recommend it. But I strongly suggest to learn each lesson by heart, like an actor learning his/her lines. That really works for me. I've been to France many times and now speak fluent French, and I plan to do the same with German.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Very impressive
Comment: The best method for learning foreign languages on your own - it will take you to a a level where you'll have a very solid base in German in a matter of few months. You can take it from there by yourself to become perfectly fluent. The Assimil method contains everything - reading, writing, understanding, grammar, listening comprehension, speaking. And it's actually quite fun. The dialogues are witty, the exercises useful, the grammatical explanations perfectly timed and clear.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Easy Way to Learn a Language
Comment: I used the Assimil German course for six months before travelling to Germany. I had never studied German before so my knowledge was nil when I began.
I studied one lesson per day, spending a total of around 20 minutes broken up into chunks of five or ten minutes at a time. I would read the text of the lesson through in the morning, taking note of the meanings of new words and reading the explanations and grammar notes. Then I would play the recording several times until I understood it. Then I read the text several times through the day in coffee breaks or during lunch, then play the recording and read the text in the evening.
I didn't worry about memorising vocabulary or grammar. Any words I forgot would be reviewed tomorrow and for the next week of review. I reviewed each lesson for a week. I picked up most of the grammar by usage.
I was able to converse with my German friends after two months using Assimil and I spoke good German after completing the course in six months. I got a job in Germany as a technical translator, translating from English to German. I had to negotiate in German on behalf of my company and I taught in a German school. After a year I did a lot of public speaking. I wrote reports in German and did a fair amount of correspondence in German.
I was so pleased with my Assimil German program I bought Assimil courses for French, Russian, Dutch, Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Polish and Italian. I have used them all except for Hebrew and Arabic. Assimil was not my primary program for Russian and Polish but I highly recommend them.
Assimil takes the hard work out of learning a language. Learning becomes fun. Assimil texts are friendly and humorous. Each lesson has a cartoon to illustrate the lesson. Some of the older courses have a central person who visits the country where the language is spoken and you follow his adventures as he comments on customs and the people. You feel you get to know the characters.
I am looking at tackling more languages and Assimil will be my first choice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It works, but you have to follow the method
Comment: The Assimil method is a great way to build up your language skills in an easy and relaxed manner. But in order to make it work, you have to follow the rules explained in the book. This means that you have to learn on a daily basis and without conscious memorization (not to mention drills).
I write this mainly because I got the impression that one previous reviewer misunderstood the concept completely or didn't give it the time it deserves. The course isn't at all limited to listening and writing skills. On the contrary, it encourages you to practise pronunciation from the very first day and focuses strongly on speaking skills later on.
But there is indeed an extended period of passive learning which to my knowledge is unique to the Assimil method. For several month you simply listen and read and then repeat aloud what you've just heard and read (and check your progress with the exercises). Only after two or three month (depending on your schedule) of passive learning you enter the second phase where you are asked to formulate sentences on your own.
By this time, you have already amassed so much knowledge that speaking (simple) German will be an amazingly easy task for you. Plus, it takes a lot of pressure from the first phase of learning. Here's a tip from my own experience: Don't go too fast, never learn more than three lessons a week. The material will sink in better this way.
To sum up, this method works fine for me and I can recommend it wholeheartedly. But then again, there are always people who love to sweat...
Learn modern German in 100 lively and entertaining lessons. In just five months, you will be able to hold a conversation with German speakers. The audio recordings, made by professional voice-over artists, are invaluable for picking up the rhythms of the spoken language. Book & 4 CDs (total running time: 130 minutes).
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