Vorsprung: A Communicative Introduction to German Language and Culture

by Thomas A. Lovik, J. Douglas Guy, Monika Chavez

An innovative and lively introductory program, VORSPRUNG: A COMMUNICATIVE INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, 3E uses a five-skills approach that emphasizes the acquisition of communicative and cultural competence without sacrificing attention to formal accuracy. Unique "focus on form" activities help readers develop realistic abilities in speaking, listening, reading, and writing German. The program presents a systematic, clear introduction to the essentials of German grammar and practices high-frequency structures and vocabulary in interactive activities. It also provides relevant cultural knowledge as well as a wealth of spoken and written authentic textual materials.

Genres: Textbooks, Language, Reference, German Literature

551 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Jon]

Vorsprung does indeed teach German, at a comically slow, pandering pace. The authors and/or editors and/or publishers have provided a shoddily built website jam packed with tedious exercises which vacillate between cruelly repetitive and flippantly irrelevant, and they are happy to charge $250 for the whole experience.

[Emily]

the illustrations provided much entertainment in college, when i obviously had much better things to do with my time than consider paying an iota of attention to learning german...Wo ist dem Fort Wayne? See what I mean?

[Beth]

Weird set-up and Anna Adler is really annoying... even for the students.