Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) [Paperback]

Heiner Schenke (Author), Karen Seago (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415284058 | ISBN-13: 978-0415284059 | Publication Date: March 6, 2004 | Edition: Bilingual

Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume.

Suitable for independent study and for class use, it introduces German people and culture through the medium of the language used today, covering the core material that students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning German. Each of the twenty-eight units presents one or more related grammar topics, illustrated by examples which serve as models for the exercises that follow. These wide-ranging and varied exercises enable the student to master each grammar point thoroughly.

Features include:

*clear grammatical explanations with examples in both English and German
*authentic language samples from a range of media
*checklists at the end of each unit to reinforce key points
*cross-referencing to other grammar chapters
*full exercise answer key
*glossary of grammatical terms.

Basic German is the ideal reference and practice book for beginners, but also for students with some knowledge of the language.

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About the Author

Heiner Schenke is Senoir Lecturer in German at the University of Westminster and Karen Seago is Course Leader for APplied Translation at the London Metropolitan University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; Bilingual edition (March 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415284058
• ISBN-13: 978-0415284059
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Carefully organized, comes with answer key, February 26, 2010

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This review is from: Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) (Paperback)

It's nice to have a book that comes with an answer key for a change. Too many of these come with questions but no way to determine if you got it right. This one could use a pronunciation guide but other than that it's pretty good.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic German Resource for Self-study, December 26, 2011

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This review is from: Basic German: A Grammar and Workbook (Grammar Workbooks) (Paperback)

This text/workbook is just what you need for a structured, grammar-oriented introduction to German. After completing this text you will understand the structure of the German language equivalent to a two-semester college course. The text is self-contained and the grammar is introduced in a user-friendly way requiring no previous exposure to grammatical terms. This book does not cover pronunciation; a good program of self-study would be to go through this book to cover language structure and the Michel Thomas German course to learn the spoken language. As is the case generally the case for volumes in the Routledge language series, the thoroughness and clear presentation of the content outweighs the somewhat steep price and will make your purchase an excellent value.