German II - 2nd Ed. REV.: 2nd Ed. REV. Euro

by Pimsleur Language Programs

Book Overview

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn German Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Audio Cassette
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671570730
• ISBN13: 9780671570736
• Release Date: July 1996
• Publisher: Pimsleur
• Weight: 2.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 10.5" x 13.0"

Customer Reviews

Nicht Schlect!

By the time you're ready for this (Vol II), you should have a pretty good idea of the Pimsleur format. This CD set compliments the prior set with further practice using the informal ("Du") form and related conjugations and continues usage, comprehension, and vocabulary expansion. There are very few sets of this type available, so the competition is slim, but the Pimsleur German II set is excellent. If you've completed set I, this set is the logical next step. (If you've completed another introductory course, you may wish to purchase the Pimsleur I course, just to make sure that you have the requisite vocabulary and grammar.)

Serious

Ok. Pimsleur II won't get you very far, is expensive ..., and is somewhat cumbersome to work with. So the rest of this review will be about how in [the world] did I get to giving it five stars. There are several ways to go about when wanting to learn a language in an audio-only manner. You can get the "Learn in your car" from Penton Overseas. You can get the audio-only course from Living Language. Or you can take Pimsleur. From the lot, Pimsleur would be the ONLY decent answer for the utter beginner, and Pimsleur II will advance you to an intermediate level in the best way. You'll simply remember everything you learned. With the other options, you will find yourself replaying the tapes a couple of times. Does any language course that is a self learning course worth this kind of money? No. That's why we have the next paragraph.Money. First of all, by all means get it used. It is an audio course that I recommend going through only once. ... . As for used audio cassettes, well, as much as we want to hear the correct pronounciation, we have to remember - this is not Mozart, it is only recorded speech. However even if you don't find it used, you can buy it, and after completing the course, sell it ... As this is suitable for first time learning, and is too much for review purposes (perhaps the other audio-only courses will be better for review). ...

Fantastic Program

I have now completed all the Pimsleur German lessons there are: 100 lessons, 50 hours in Levels 1, 2, 3 and German Plus. Overall, this is a fantastic program. It takes you from basic hellos, how are yous all the way through past, present and future. It helps you build a solid vocabulary and helps you understand regular conversations German. If I were in Germany today, I'm confident I could get along with no problem. Bottom line, these Pimsleur programs are the best way to learn a language on your own. I hope to try their Arabic or Japanese courses next.

This is simply the best and easiest way to learn German...

With the Pimsleur Language method, you don't read to learn, you learn a foreign language the same way that you learned English, by listening to others and answering questions. This technique relies on interactive spoken language teaching.This method is simply the best way to learn a foreign language. The retention of the language is far superior to any other method. I was immersed in the language and actually listening and responding in Germain without converting to English.The Pimsleur language method is designed to be done in 30-minute sessions each day. These sessions cover vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar all in a simple memory recall method that is more fun that work.I used this program before going to Europe, and was amazed at how easily it was to converse in the native German language while there. My previous visits to Europe were not as simple to get around as this one was because of this course.