Get on the Fast-Track to German Success!
Fast-Track German is a streamlined introductory course that provides deeper knowledge and more language practice than a brief course. Perfect for business people and travelers who don't quite have the time for a full course of study, it focuses on spoken language and covers a wide variety of subjects and situations. Explanations of grammar and usage are included when necessary for understanding of specific passages in the text.
Developed by professional linguist Dr. Peter Leimbigler, formerly of Malaspina College, British Columbia, Canada, Fast-Track courses emphasize concrete, everyday situations with a practical objective for all dialogs, sentences, and expressions. There are no lists of words or expressions to be memorized.
This Fast-Track Audio-Forum® Course Features
* 5.1 hours of audio, 24 units (lessons)
* Pronunciation, word formation, sentence structure
* Introductions, greeting people
* Third party introductions, business meetings, phone calls
* German family, educational background
* Expressions, invitations, time and dates, numbers
* Asking for directions, transportation, travel
* Shopping, post office, banking
* Pharmacy, doctor's office, barber shop
* In a restaurant, in a hotel, visiting a German home, dinner conversation
About the Language
German is a West Germanic language, related to English and Dutch. With nearly 100 million speakers worldwide, German is an official language of many countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The history of the language begins with the High German consonant shift separating Old High German dialects from Old Saxon.
Additional Courses Available through Audio-Forum®:
* Fast-Track Czech
* Fast-Track Dutch
* Fast-Track Japanese
* Fast-Track Mandarin Chinese
* Fast-Track Portuguese
* Fast-Track Spanish
* Fast-Track Swahili
Fast-Track German is a streamlined introductory course that provides deeper knowledge and more language practice than a brief course. Perfect for business people and travelers who don't quite have the time for a full course of study, it focuses on spoken language and covers a wide variety of subjects and situations. Explanations of grammar and usage are included when necessary for understanding of specific passages in the text.
Developed by professional linguist Dr. Peter Leimbigler, formerly of Malaspina College, British Columbia, Canada, Fast-Track courses emphasize concrete, everyday situations with a practical objective for all dialogs, sentences, and expressions. There are no lists of words or expressions to be memorized.
This Fast-Track Audio-Forum® Course Features
* 5.1 hours of audio, 24 units (lessons)
* Pronunciation, word formation, sentence structure
* Introductions, greeting people
* Third party introductions, business meetings, phone calls
* German family, educational background
* Expressions, invitations, time and dates, numbers
* Asking for directions, transportation, travel
* Shopping, post office, banking
* Pharmacy, doctor's office, barber shop
* In a restaurant, in a hotel, visiting a German home, dinner conversation
About the Language
German is a West Germanic language, related to English and Dutch. With nearly 100 million speakers worldwide, German is an official language of many countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The history of the language begins with the High German consonant shift separating Old High German dialects from Old Saxon.
Additional Courses Available through Audio-Forum®:
* Fast-Track Czech
* Fast-Track Dutch
* Fast-Track Japanese
* Fast-Track Mandarin Chinese
* Fast-Track Portuguese
* Fast-Track Spanish
* Fast-Track Swahili