Title:
A New Guide To Reading German, 2e

Authors:
Eiselt, Marianne(University of New Brunswick )
Christoph Lorey (University of New Brunswick)

From the Publisher:
A New Guide to Reading German teaches a basic knowledge of the written German language while fostering cultural understanding. This book is specifically designed to enable English-speaking learners to read German texts on various topics with the aid of a dictionary. In addition to essential pronunciation guidelines, Chapter One charts an overview of the many commonalities between the two languages-including a list of easily recognizable words that underwent soundshifts (apple-Apfel, ship-Schiff), …+ read moreA New Guide to Reading German teaches a basic knowledge of the written German language while fostering cultural understanding. This book is specifically designed to enable English-speaking learners to read German texts on various topics with the aid of a dictionary. In addition to essential pronunciation guidelines, Chapter One charts an overview of the many commonalities between the two languages-including a list of easily recognizable words that underwent soundshifts (apple-Apfel, ship-Schiff), loanwords from English (Hobby, Star, Trend), and internationalisms (Analyse, Computer, Produktivität)-and provides a solid foundation for further study. To help conceptualize grammatical intricacies, each chapter offers a clear, comparative presentation of the subject matter, by providing side-by-side examples in both English and German. Exercises and readings appear at the end of each section, giving readers ample opportunities to implement and practise what they have just learned.