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Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken German. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes this new edition of Colloquial German your best choice in personal language learning?
- Interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice.
- Clear - concise grammar notes.
- Practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
- Complete - including answer key and reference section.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download freely in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
List of contents
1. A first taste of German 2. A little shopping 3. Asking the way 4. A place to stay 5. Eating out 6. Round the clock 7. Seeing the sights 8. Getting to know you 9. The recent past 10. Where it all began 11. Home and work 12. The story so far 13. Making a date 14. Music has charms 15. Time out 16. Off to the doctor's 17. No bones broken 18. Cashing a cheque 19. Making comparisons 20. Looking back...and forwards Key to exercises Translations German-English glossary Grammar index
About the author
Glyn Hatherall
- Thames Valley University (formerly Ealing Technical College / Ealing College of Higher Education / Polytechnic of West London) [1969-1997]:
- Principal Lecturer [1983-85, 1992-97]
- Head of School / Department [1985-92]
- General Editor, Treffpunkt / German Teaching, Journal of the Association of Teachers of German / Association for Language Learning [1986-91]
- Reviews Editor, German Teaching [1991-94]
- Editorial Board member, Modern German Studies (Association for Modern German Studies) [2001-
- External examing for:
Institute of Linguists [1972-77; Diploma in Translation 1997- ]; Hatfield Polytechnic [1973-79]; Bulmershe College of Higher Education [1981-85]; Dublin College of Technology [1985-89]; Wolverhampton Polytechnic [1988-91]; Goethe-Institute, London [1992-93]; University of Southampton [1991-94]; Southampton Institute of Higher Education [1997-]; Institute of Linguists (Chief Examiner German>English for Diploma in Translation) [1998-2006]
- External member [variously] of course review/validation or subject/faculty review panels for:
Dublin Institute of Technology; Polytechnics of Middlesex, Sunderland, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Coventry, Bristol, Central London, Manchester, Oxford,
Dielinde Hatherall
German native speaker
1970-2006 Part-time lecturer in German:
Ealing Technical College > Ealing College of Higher Education > Polytechnic of West London > Thames Valley University
1976-84 Part-time lecturer in German:
Ealing Adult Education Service
1977-88 Part-time lecturer in German:
Hammersmith & North Kensington Adult Education Institute
1983-90 Support tutor for language teachers on in-service training:
Inner London Education Authority
1984-88 Examiner for German:
Institute of Linguists
1986 to date Various teaching contracts:
German for industry and commerce
1987-89 Temporary 0.5 post as lecturer in German:
Ealing College of Higher Education
1993-98 Part-time (associate) lecturer in German:
University of Greenwich
Report
'The individual learner - and I have tested this on a mature student who has looked at a wide range of self-learning courses - gets an excellent deal: the course is reasonably priced, the tone is not patronising, guidance is sufficient while not overdoing instructions in German ...The grammar tackled is particularly accessible, the vocabulary mostly that of in daily life.' Dr Ulrike Zitzlsperger, Exeter University
