Lyric Language I (German/English) [Hardcover]

Lyric Language (Author)

Book Description

Series: Lyric Language

This work is intended for ages 4+. It includes 35-minute live action music video with bilingual lyrics subtitled on screen and lyric book.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Penton Overseas Inc; Vhs edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156015327X
• ISBN-13: 978-1560153276
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,639,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lyric Language German/English 1, March 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lyric Language I (German/English) (Hardcover)

We have the audio cassette of this and our 5 kids are really interested in it...the video is even better because the words are right on the screen andthere are lots of kids acting out the songs. It is amazing how the kids haven't lost interest in learning German and actually ask to watch over and over again! It's great fun for them and a great way to expose them to the language of their heritage. One of the kids is already asking for the Japanese version as he is learning some in school. Another wants Spanish. AMAZING! Unlike some childrens tapes, I'm not losing my mind from listening to this over & over & over again...!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun way to practice German, January 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Lyric Language I (German/English) (Hardcover)

For what it is, this is an excellent video. It is a fun way to review German (if you already know a little) or to gain some exposure to it. I wouldn't expect a rank beginner to pick up more than a small number of vocabulary words, and I wouldn't consider it a video for "learning" German - but then, I wouldn't expect to learn much from one short video anyhow. The video consists of several songs performed in an echo format - the lines are sung in either German or English, and then repeated in the opposite language. The songs are fast-moving, but repetitive enough to give you several trys at repeating a phrase. The songs are pleasant to listen to, and the video is fun to watch (it shows children doing the activities talked about in the songs and is well done).

My big disappointment - and the reason I deducted a star - is because this video doesn't provide a very authentic German experience. The music doesn't sound the least bit German (in fact the first song sounds Caribbean), and the children, locations and activities depicted are clearly American. Why didn't they shoot this on location in Germany and use German children? They missed a great opportunity to make this video a cultural experience. If I knew of better videos, I would have given this one a lower rating. For what it's worth, Penton Overseas (the producers) now have this video available on their website (http://www.pentonoverseas.com/lyric-language-DVD.htm) as a DVD/CD combo at a very low price. The DVD is 70 minutes long, so it must be a combination of all three of the VHS videos (they don't give much detail on their website, so I can only speculate). For the price they're charging, I believe it's well worth buying.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lyric Language, January 12, 2006

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Moriah - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lyric Language I (German/English) (Hardcover)

I've had this video for a very long time. It was interesting the first three times when I was six years old, but then got very irritating.

Now, I'm a senior in high school, actually taking a German class. I find the video fun to watch to reinforce vocabulary and grammar. With the exception of three extremely annoying songs, it's really catchy. I find myself singing the songs in class.

I dislike that the video portion features American children and activities, but know that the video part is the same for all the Lyric Language tapes (I have the French version as well, it's exactly the same).