Kontakte | Erwin Tschirner, Brigitte Nikolai, ... | Good for a continuing student who needs a review

Kontakte | Erwin Tschirner, Brigitte Nikolai, ... | The Different Style Makes it Easy to Learn

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Kontakte

	Kontakte Erwin Tschirner, Brigitte Nikolai, ... McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2008 - 576 pages average customer review:based on 21 reviews view larger image
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This best-selling German text is based on and inspired by the Natural Approach, pioneered by Tracy D. Terrell. Students learn German through communicative contexts with an emphasis on the four skills and cultural competence, with grammar functioning as an aid to language learning and not as an end in itself. The abundance of interesting personalized activities and a wide variety of authentic and author-written readings in Kontakte ensure that students are exposed to rich language input, critical to language acquisition. A full range of supplements, including video, audio and interactive online materials, provide multiple opportunities to practice newly acquired vocabulary and grammar and further refine developing language skills.

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Good for a continuing student who needs a review

This book set was used for my most recent German class. I found it helpful, but I was the only one in my class with any background in the language. Most of my classmates found it confusing. I wouldn't recommend it for someone just starting to learn German, but it's certainly a good "review" for speakers who need to brush up on their skills. Side note: the spoken examples on the cassette tape supplements are very fast, and have an odd accent, but are necessary to complete all work in the Arbeitsbuch.

The Different Style Makes it Easy to Learn

The book's teaching method is different from other language books I have had. The book has an intuitive learning style which makes the vocabulary relatively easy to learn. The book is split up into several different sections and includes a vocabulary list and grammar section after each chapter. These pages are a different color than the other pages making them easy to find.

My only complaint would be the lack of examples for some of the exercises. Overall this is not a problem but sometimes it is an issue. Also, this book can be bought with a book key included. It is cheaper to buy the text without the key and get the book key (assuming your class requires it) from the publisher.

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