Learn German Quickly - Back To The Basics (Part 3)
One of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German quickly is the ability to write. A great way to practice your written German is to find a German pen pal. You and your pen pal can write about a specific topic in his/her own words and then compare the versions. You should rewrite your paragraph several times making the corrections with each edit. This seems tedious but you'll see an improvement with your written German. When you want to learn German quickly, writing in German not only gives you a "formal" grasp of German but it also will improve your grammar and vocabulary and hence overall proficiency in German.
Learn German Quickly
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Learn German Quickly
Learn German Quickly - Back To The Basics (Part 2)
One of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German quickly is the ability to read. Most of us don't realise that when we are reading a text, we read sentence by sentence and not word for word. A sentence is several words in a specific sequence. It is the whole sequence that we subconsciously register. Therefore, just knowing the keywords in a sentence is enough to comprehend what you've read.
The same format should be applied when reading German. Language students usually make the mistake of reading slowly word by word thinking that they need to understand every word of the sentence in order to comprehend the text. This results in low comprehension despite a good knowledge of German vocabulary. When reading German, you should read the WHOLE sentence or clause at once and you'll learn German quickly. Why? Because you'll be more quickly able to distinguish the sentence structure and also its meaning.
Learn German Quickly
One of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German quickly is the ability to read. Most of us don't realise that when we are reading a text, we read sentence by sentence and not word for word. A sentence is several words in a specific sequence. It is the whole sequence that we subconsciously register. Therefore, just knowing the keywords in a sentence is enough to comprehend what you've read.
The same format should be applied when reading German. Language students usually make the mistake of reading slowly word by word thinking that they need to understand every word of the sentence in order to comprehend the text. This results in low comprehension despite a good knowledge of German vocabulary. When reading German, you should read the WHOLE sentence or clause at once and you'll learn German quickly. Why? Because you'll be more quickly able to distinguish the sentence structure and also its meaning.
Learn German Quickly
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Learn German Quickly
Learn German Quickly - Back To The Basics (Part 1)
One of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German quickly is the ability to listen. I'm sure that you have noticed the difference in your comprehension of German when you are listening to German-natives compared to listening to the "formal" audio software from your language course. This discrepancy should be addressed if you want to learn German quickly. Therefore, you must also try to listen to German spoken (on the radio, TV or amongst German-natives) so that you can get used to listening to "informal" (on-the-street) conversations amongst native German speakers. By using a more holistic approach to listening, you will be able to learn German quickly.
Learn German Quickly
One of the four main basic abilities you need to learn German quickly is the ability to listen. I'm sure that you have noticed the difference in your comprehension of German when you are listening to German-natives compared to listening to the "formal" audio software from your language course. This discrepancy should be addressed if you want to learn German quickly. Therefore, you must also try to listen to German spoken (on the radio, TV or amongst German-natives) so that you can get used to listening to "informal" (on-the-street) conversations amongst native German speakers. By using a more holistic approach to listening, you will be able to learn German quickly.
Learn German Quickly
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