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    Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent
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    Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent
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    Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent

    By Kevin Marx

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    Want to speak German but don't know where to start? This book is for you! Don't waste money buying ten different books when you can learn everything you need in this one book. Don't waste money taking classes at a school when you can teach yourself. Why buy a similarly priced book that only teaches basic entry level German grammar when you can master the language with this one book? Speak German in 90 Days, all of the prep work is done for you. Each daily lesson will teach you not only what, but how to study. Speak German in 90 Days is a comprehensive guide for beginners, and teaches the equivalent of two years of a college level German class. It can also be used by intermediate students to brush up on grammar and vocabulary. The content includes:

    How to Study - Tips and tricks on how to study and what to study to learn and retain the language quickly.
    Pronunciation - An easy and accurate guide for American English speakers.
    Grammar - All essential grammar taught in two years of a college level German course
    Vocabulary - Over 900 of the most common German words
    Vocabulary nuances - Explanations of how to use vocabulary that you can't find in a dictionary or other text books.
    Idiomatic expressions.

    New to the 2nd Edition:
    New Foreword.
    Reorganized chapter layout for ease of understanding.
    Added grammar cards to each chapter to help memorize grammar structures.
    Added E-note cards to study vocabulary.
    Clarified grammar explanations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Marx
    Release dateJul 30, 2013
    ISBN9781301433674
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    Speak German in 90 Days: A Self Study Guide to Becoming Fluent
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    Kevin Marx

    Kevin Marx earned a BA in German Studies and has studied at Humboldt University in Berlin. He has lived in Japan since 2010.

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    • 5/5
      Very practical. No time wasting and the rules are well explained.
    • 4/5
      I like this program, but I would definitely recommend other activities to complement it. Like many beginner programs, Mr. Marx's method is heavy on memorization and light on practical application. I think this book would have been better if every week or so there was a reading assignment to test what we know so far, or more suggestions for integrating German into your daily life (he gives some ideas in the Introduction, but I think it would help to include more ideas and pepper them throughout). On the plus side, the lessons are very short, maybe 15 minutes a day for new material and 15 more for review. That way, once you've found some music you like or a pen pal to correspond with, you can spend most of your time using the language instead of just studying.

      To get the most out of this book, after you've thoroughly done the daily lesson, including saying the words out loud et cetera, I'd suggest entering the day's sentences into a Spaced Repetition System like Anki or SuperMemo. The program will help you manage your review of old material. It provides the randomization that Mr. Marx suggests, and prioritizes the words that you learned recently or that you've had trouble with in the past, so you can spend your time where it'll do the most good.

      Probably my biggest qualm about this book is the use of "fluent" in the title. As the author himself notes at the end of the 90 day program, the material here is only really enough to help you get to a high beginner level. Don't get me wrong, that's still pretty good. A high beginner can usually travel independently, have simple conversations if the other party is helpful and patient, and read a German-language newspaper with a little patience and occasional help from a dictionary. Still, "fluent" implies comfort and ease, and you probably won't be there after just 90 days.

      I'm getting off the subject, but a word of advice for new learners:
      Learning a language isn't necessarily difficult, but it's a long process. To give you a sense of scale, the German government sponsors a language program for recent immigrants. Graduates still won't be perfect speakers, but they'll know enough to get a job, make friends, and participate in their communities. That class is about 660 hours, or 3 hours per weekday for 10 months, plus the time they're expected to spend outside of class using the language. You can memorize the basics and start communicating pretty quickly, but reaching an expert level requires lots and lots of practice. Be patient and don't worry about making mistakes.

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