The Berlitz Self-Teacher: German

by Berlitz Publishing Company

You acquired English naturally. Not through the memorization of long lists of vocabulary, not through the tedious chore of learning bare-bones grammar—but through actually speaking it. This fact of nature is at the heart of Berlitz method for learning a new language, a method that has helped thousands enter an exciting multilingual world.

Only the  Berlitz Self-Teachers  guarantee all these special  
· A unique series of specially designed oral exercises
· Simple, practical pronunciations-at-a-glance
· Exercises to make you  think  in your new language
· Tested techniques based on a century of teaching experience
 
With the  Berlitz Self-Teachers  as your guide you’ll soon find that you can understand, speak, and even think your own thoughts in another language.

Genres: Language, German Literature, Reference, Nonfiction

298 pages, Paperback

Published March 6, 1987

Reviews

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned a lot about German when I read this book. I didn't know sentence construction in Deutsch was almost backwards of the way we speak in English. Berlitz books are pretty good at grammar more than words themselves, so it's actually helpful at building sentences. Ausgezeichnet = out of sight. My second favorite word was schwindelfrei = crazy!

[Valerie Sherman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ich habe viel gelernt! Good illustrations of idiomatic expressions, vocabulary, and grammar, but my edition is from 1950 and contains a lot of very old-fashioned vocabulary. Guess that's what I get for shopping in used bookstores.

[Rebekah Sturgill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Obviously an older method so the language is outdated. Alexander Arguelles points out that if you want to read old books, you can't just learn modern slang. However, the lack of audio made the older constructions difficult to grasp. Plus, it feels like the level spikes suddenly, starting off insanely easy and suddenly you are learning every preposition at once.