Language World

Germany 

Platform: Mac OS, Windows 95 / Me / 2000 / XP / NT / 98
Media: CD-ROM
Features:

• Award-winning program selected by the U.S. State Department, the Peace Corps and NASA
• Over 800 real-life color pictures and phrases spoken by native speakers
• Curriculum with 12 activities in each of 22 lessons (ages 6 and older)
• Develops all key language skills: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Speaking and Writing
• Previews, tests and automated tutorials that "learn" where you need extra help

Now you can learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide, the Rosetta Stone Language Library teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before.

We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase. Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated systematically, leading to everyday proficiency. It's the natural way to learn.

The Rosetta Stone Explorer contains 22 lessons for beginning learners with nearly 900 real-life images and phrases spoken by native speakers. It develops all key language skills--listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing--while its systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. Includes previews, exercises, and tests for every lesson, with automated tutorials throughout the program. (Ages 6 and older)

System requirements
PC:

• Windows 95/98 or NT/2000
• Pentium 100 class processor
• 32 MB RAM
• 40 MB free hard drive space
• 4X CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit color display
• 16-bit Windows compatible sound card
• Speech Recognition feature requires a Pentium 100 class processor (or better) and a microphone

MAC:

• Mac OS 8.1 or later
• PowerPC processor
• 32 MB RAM
• 40 MB free hard drive space
• 4X CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit color display
• Speech Recognition feature requires a PowerPC 90 processor (or better) and a PlainTalk compatible microphone

This item can only be shipped within the USA.

Learn German at home or on the go with the most complete, up-to-date program available!

Developed by the experts at Living Language, this deluxe course has everything you need to speak, understand, read, and write German. Ultimate German combines conversation with grammar and culture in an easy-to-follow, enjoyable, and effective format.

COMPREHENSIVE LESSON MANUAL with REFERENCE SECTIONS

40 lessons:

• lively, authentic dialogues
• vocabulary, grammar, and usage
• cultural highlights
• revised and updated with additional exercises, the latest in computers, the Internet, euros, and more

Reference sections:

• complete grammar summary with verb conjugations
• business and social letter writing
• German-English / English-German glossary

EIGHT COMPACT DISCS

First learn at home:

• immerse yourself in German -- listen and repeat with the all-German recordings
• follow along with the manual, which includes English translations
• learn conversation, grammar, and culture

Then practice on the go:

• review and expand upon what you've learned
• an English-speaking instructor guides you through each lesson
• no reading required with these German/English recordings
• learn in the car, at the gym, anywhere

INCLUDES:

• Eight Compact discs
• 448-page textbook

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With Pimsleur Language Programs you don't just study a language, you learn it -- the same way you mastered English! And because the technique relies on interactive spoken language training, the Pimsleur Language Programs are totally audio -- no book is needed!

The Pimsleur programs provide a method of self-practice with an expert teacher and native speakers in lessons specially designed to work with the way the mind naturally acquires language information. The various components of language -- vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar -- are all learned together without rote memorization and drills. Using a unique method of memory recall developed by renowned linguist, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, the programs teach listeners to combine words and phrases to express themselves the way native speakers do. By listening and responding to thirty minute recorded lessons, students easily and effectively achieve spoken proficiency.

No other language program or school is as quick, convenient, and effective as the Pimsleur Language Programs.

The Comprehensive Program is the ultimate in spoken language learning. For those who want to become proficient in the language of their choice, the Comprehensive programs go beyond the Basic Programs to offer spoken-language fluency. Using the same simple method of interactive self-practice with native speakers, these comprehensive programs provide a complete language learning course. The Comprehensive Program is available in a wide variety of languages and runs through three levels (thirty lessons each) in French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. At the end of a full Comprehensive Program listeners will be conducting complete conversations and be well on their way to mastering the language. The Comprehensive Programs are all available on cassettes and are also on CD in the six languages in which we offer the Basic Program on CD.

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• German II: Pimsleur Comprehensive $241.50  Canada Price  UK Price
  
• Pimsleur German III $241.50  Canada Price  UK Price
  

The HarperCollins German Unabridged Dictionary is simply the best German dictionary you can buy. Here's why:

Over 800,000 entries and translations. The HarperCollins German Unabridged Dictionary goes with you into the 21st Century. With complete coverage of contemporary terms in business, technology, politics, culture, and medicine, this is the most authoritative single-volume German-English dictionary available.

More in-depth. The HarperCollins German Unabridged Dictionary includes a fully revised "Language in Use" section, designed to facilitate self-expression in the foreign language. Paired with a comprehensive system of style labels identifying whether a word is formal, informal, literary, vulgar, dated, or euphemistic, the dictionary gives you the edge in accurate translation.

More colloquial usage than any other German dictionary. With its emphasis on current German and English, both written and spoken, including all areas of modern life and featuring regional usages, the dictionary also gives you the edge in appropriate translation.

More up-to-date. This edition incorporates all of the changes from the German Spelling Reforms.

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Anyone can learn a language with Michel Thomas--The World's Greatest Language Teacher.

No books. No writing. No drills. And nothing to memorize--ever! With his unique program, Michel Thomas has taught celebrities, corporate leaders, and schoolchildren--with immediate and amazing results. Now the Language Teacher to the Stars invites everyone to join his class!

Using German with Michel Thomas, listeners learn in real time--fully understanding as they go along, turning words into short sentences, and then building them into longer, more complex sentences, until they are conversing in German.

Michel will have listeners formulating their own thoughts and sentences from the very beginning, even if they have never succeeded in learning a language before. Michel has used this very method to teach celebrities such as Mel Gibson, Woody Allen, Barbra Streisand, Warren Beatty, and Princess Grace of Monaco.

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Ingram

The German volume of this popular series teaches usable German for all travelers to the Rhineland--both business and pleasure travelers alike .

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Some words, phrases and structures are used much more than others in any language. When you learn these most common forms first, you greatly increase your communicative ability in German in a minimum of time. Speaking High Frequency German an exceptionally complete, fast and easy to understand audiocassette course and book to mastering the reading, writing, and speaking of practical everyday 'high frequency' German. This tapes and text quickly take the learner from beginning to advanced level German by teaching the listener to speak a maximum amount of useful and practical high frequency German in a minimum of time. Research shows that most foreign language learners spend over half of their time looking up meanings and guessing at answers instead of learning the language. Speaking High Frequency German is an exciting and effective 'learn on your own' taped course that literally 'takes the foreign out of language by providing clear English translations, explanations, and answers for all Italian exercises. An American instructor talks you through the course in English while a trained native German speaker teaches the language the way it is really spoken. This time saving element completely eliminates guesswork and frustration so you always quickly know and understand what you are learning. Furthermore, clear and concise answer keys allow you to check your own work throughout the book providing you with immediate feedback as to your progress. This marvellous text also provides you with a pronunciation guide, notes on culture, complete answer keys, English translations, a complete verb list, diagrams, illustrations, as well as writing and conversation practice sections to enhance the learning of German even more. Suitable for all levels and ages, Complete High Frequency German ideal for travelers, businesspeople, students and language aficionados of all levels and backgrounds.

Why high frequency language? How would you feel if someone taught a foreign exchange student at your house the word 'antidisestablishmentarianism'? You would say 'Why did they teach you that word?' 'It isn't even English.' 'No one even knows what it means.' The fact is that it is English, but it is a low frequency word. All languages are literally cluttered with tens of thousands nearly useless low frequency words and structures that the average student must stumble over. The problem is that many foreign language authors and teachers love to teach their students such words because they think they sound neat, and as a result their students never learn to really communicate in a second language. Fortunately for us, all languages also have little gems called 'high frequency' words which are used thousands of times more often than other words and structures and are therefore much more valuable to the language learner because they increase communicative ability in a minimum of time. Complete High Frequency German contains only high frequency language in its pages.

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With this course you receive free, expert online language tips and advice on how best to learn a foreign language. Complete German for Dimwits was created by the experts at Language Dynamics for individuals that thought they could never learn to speak or understand spoken German. This fabulous 4 tape course takes the listener from beginning to high intermediate level German by providing easy to understand explanations, pronunciation and clear English definitions for all German spoken on the tapes. Best of all, each useful lesson on the tapes is repeated for you slowly by the instructor and the native German speaker so that you understand immediately and thus learn to speak a maximum amount of useful German quickly and easily without the frustration normally associated with language learning. Speed and simplicity are words which best describe Complete German For Dimwits which will have even you speaking German within minutes of receiving your course, and enjoying the process!!

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A very useful travelling companion, August 28, 2001
Reviewer: Dr. Guenter Scherfler from Schwanenstadt, Austria
Mrs. Bingham's German Survival Guide is definitely not just another guide listing numerous tourist attractions, because it deals with an essential part of travelling abroad - language - and how to use it in order to make your trip enjoyable. Your memories of travelling abroad should not be limited to the number of sights you have seen, but should include memories of different cultures and ways of life, people or food. The basic knowledge of a foreign language certainly helps! This Survival Guide offers everything you need to travel to Austria or Germany, all situations you are likely to come across are covered, like greetings, introductions, transportation, food, shopping, lodging, emergencies and sightseeing. Basic German grammar is explained well, all the necessary vocabulary is provided, there are useful exercises to test yourself, and at the end of the book you will find a very useful dictionary and a survival summary. The book is well-researched and shows the author's profound knowledge of the German language and Austrian and German culture. This aspect is very important, because one can't stress the importance of knowing a few basic things about a foreign culture enough. I am convinced that this Survival Guide is a useful companion on your trip abroad, so take it along!

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Easy and effective, August 16, 2000
Reviewer: topaze15 (see more about me) from Charlotte, NC United States
I really like these Just Listen n Learn programs. They are well-organized and fun, I think. They emphasize audio comprehension, speaking skills, grammar and vocabulary. You start out by listening to several dialogues spoken by native speakers. Then you do some practice exercises, either written or spoken, which effectively cement the knowledge of what you just learned. There is a manageable vocabulary list and a page of grammar. Their attitude toward the importance of grammar in conversation is to take it easy, don't sweat it, and eventually you will get the hang of it, which is very comforting, since often German classes involve memorizing charts of the dative and accusative cases (UGH!) There is also a section on German culture, but in the German program it is generally not as interesting as I would hope. At the end of 15 lessons, if you are consistent and an active participant, you have not only learned a pretty extensive collection of words and phrases, but you can use it with remarkable ease. Not recommended for intensive writing or grammar study, and you really have to set aside a little time to do it, you can't just do it while you're driving, you have to use the book.

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The popular Fast and Fun Way language learning series, previously available as book-and-cassette programs and in paperback book-only versions, can now be purchased to teach German and three other languages as a combination book and audio CD package. This program, designed for both travelers and students, instructs in the basics of speaking, understanding, and reading and writing German. Suitable both for adults and older children, the program includes language games and puzzles, cartoon illustrations, vocabulary flash cards, and other features that help make language-learning fun. The four compact discs present dramatized bilingual conversations and introduce students of German to correct pronunciation and listening comprehension.

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Platform: Mac OS, Windows Me / NT / 2000 / XP / 98 / 95
Media: CD-ROM
Features:

• Award-winning program selected by the U.S. State Department, the Peace Corps and NASA
• Over 3500 real-life color pictures and phrases spoken by native speakers
• Curriculum with 12 activities in each of 92 lessons (ages 6 and older)
• Develops all key language skills: Listening Comprehension, Reading, Speaking and Writing
• Previews, tests and automated tutorials that "learn" where you need extra help

Learn a new language with the award-winning method used by the U.S. State Department to train diplomats. Proven effective by NASA astronauts, Peace Corps volunteers, and millions of students worldwide, the Rosetta Stone Language Library teaches new languages faster and easier than ever before.

We all learn our childhood language by associating new words and phrases with the world around us. The Rosetta Stone method replicates this process by presenting vivid, real-life images to convey the meaning of each new phrase. Instead of translating, memorizing, and studying rules of grammar, you actually learn to think in the new language. Vocabulary and grammar are integrated systematically, leading to everyday proficiency.

The Rosetta Stone Level I program offers a comprehensive course of study for beginning learners, leading to intermediate proficiency. The program contains over 3,500 real-life images and phrases in 92 lessons and more than 250 hours of mastery instruction in listening comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing. Systematic structure teaches vocabulary and grammar naturally, without lists and drills. There are reviews, exercises, and tests for every lesson with automated tutorials throughout the program. (Ages 6 and older)

System Requirements:
PC:

• Windows 95/98 or NT/2000
• Pentium 100 class processor
• 32 MB RAM
• 40 MB free hard drive space
• 4X CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit color display
• 16-bit Windows compatible sound card
• Speech Recognition feature requires a Pentium 100 class processor (or better) and a microphone

MAC:

• Mac OS 8.1 or later
• PowerPC processor
• 32 MB RAM
• 40 MB free hard drive space
• 4X CD-ROM drive
• 16-bit color display
• Speech Recognition feature requires a PowerPC 90 processor (or better) and a PlainTalk compatible microphone

Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.