Among others, it was decided that a short -s sound at the end of a word should be spelled as -ss, whereas a long -s sound should remain -ß. Introduction, Learning Vocabulary, point 4: "beeinflüssen" which should be without the Umlaut (beeinflussen).ĭuring the "Rechtschreibreform" (a spelling reform of the German language that became effective) in August 1998, the "ß" underwent certain revisions. The content of this book is for the most part accurate. However, it can also serve as a clear and more or less concise grammatical review of major concepts for intermediate and advanced language learners in a foreign language classroom. Based on many years of experience, graduate, post-graduate students and grammatically very well versed readers will benefit most from this text. It is made clear that a thorough understanding of the English grammar and syntax is eminent. Also, there is no glossary in the PDF version.The author states that he targets readers, who aspire to read and translate German texts, yet who have no previous experience studying the German language. Noun Gender and the Nominative Case other sections since 2014). I love the fact that readers have the option to work with either the easy to print PDF format or to use an online live textbook version, which however has not been revised since August 2020 (1: Basics, 3. As this is not a language text, there are no practice activities within the respective chapters. All practice activities can be found at the very end of the book. After working through these sixteen units of grammatical concepts, the reader has finally an opportunity to practice in the "Review" section. "Tips For Using This Textbook" guide the reader into the first of sixteen units, again, each starting with clear objectives for each respective chapter. It commences with a brief preface followed by a useful introduction that includes "Objectives," a brief summary of the "Relationship between German and English" and "Learning Vocabulary". Reviewed by Veronika Roth, Adjunct Faculty - German Language Instructor, College of DuPage on 4/18/21 Journalism, Media Studies & Communications +.
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