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Learning The German Language Online

Learning German is truly a great way to develop self-awareness and an understanding of other people. You gain new insights and perspectives and enlarge your horizons by discovering a culture other than your own. Knowing how to speak German is quite worthwhile, with many practical uses such as for traveling, working, and socializing, and it will continue to be useful in many endeavors you undertake in life. The German language is not common in many countries outside Europe, and there is usually no national exam for students to take that demonstrates their language ability. The main goal of learning a new language should be to develop students interest in other languages and in the German culture itself.

Learning German is crucial in today’s world, so children should begin learning it in preschool and primary school. Speaking German is easier than you may think! Consider words like “Hand,” “Kindergarten,” and “Zeitgeist.” Since German and English share a common historical background, many words and grammatical structures are very similar. Learning to speak German does not have to be hard. Some native English speakers say it is much easier to learn than French.

Learning the German language is now made even simpler with many online courses, which offer affordable self-study audio courses that use a conversational approach lauded by millions. For years, the way to learn a language was through repetition and grammar drills – but current research shows that people learn best and retain more when engaged in meaningful, real life conversations. Learning German is like learning Latin or Greek — it brings you in contact with a culture which laid, together with the Romans and the Greeks, the basis of modern Western culture. You simply will not be able to fully understand Western culture if you don’t learn at least some Greek, German and Latin.

Discovering the German language is an adventure that many have taken on. If you want to truly explore a language that has endured for centuries, and that has historical and cultural values, then German is an excellent choice.

Learning a new language is not a game, nor an intellectual exercise. It’s about meeting and communicating with real people. Learning how to speak a foreign language is not as difficult as many people might think. You must put in a lot of effort though, if you want to be fluent in a foreign language.

Language comprehension increases rapidly as students gain valuable listening, speaking and pronunciation skills. Online courses can be repeated as often as desired to reinforce oral language skills and build vocabulary. Language anxiety is as real as math anxiety. The charm of using a good German language learning course is that they can welcome you, introduce you, make you feel comfortable and at home with speaking. Languages cannot be taught, they can only be learned. Theoretical grammatical explanations are hard to understand, hard to remember, and even harder to use.

Language is really one of the most important components of identity. Language skills are the key to understanding others.

About the Author

Julie Landry is a fluent German speaker that has written a popular Rocket German Review on her site. Learn to Speak German is a site dedicated to helping people learn German. You can learn more about Rocket German there.

Greek 101 – Common Words & Phrases – Level One

Greek for the Rest of Us: Using Greek Tools Without Mastering Biblical Languages $24.99 “You don’t have to be a Greek student to understand biblical Greek. If you’d love to learn Greek so you can study your Bible better, but you can’t spare two years for college or seminary courses, then Greek for the Rest of Us is for you. Developed by renowned Greek teacher William Mounce, this revolutionary crash-course on “baby Greek” will acquaint you with the essentials of the language and deepen your understanding of God’s Word. You’ll gain a sound knowledge of basic Greek, and you’ll learn how to use tools that will add muscle to your Bible studies. In six sections, Greek for the Rest of Us will help you: -Recite the Greek alphabet -Read and pronounce Greek words -Learn the Greek noun and verbal system -Conduct Greek word studies -Decipher why translations are different -Read better commentaries Greek for the Rest of Us broadens your knowledge still further with an appendix on biblical Hebrew.”

How To Learn A Foreign Language $7.79 This handbook teaches the skills needed to learn ANY foreign language.

Learn New Testament Greek $34.99 “Want to be able to read meaningful verses from the Greek New Testament after just one hour of study? In this comprehensive and helpful guide, John Dobson uses a highly effective teaching method to introduce readers to New Testament Greek. The third edition includes accented Greek and updated information. The book is accompanied by an audio CD-ROM.”

Learn to Read New Testament Greek – Workbook $17.99 Keyed to David Alan Black’s popular Learn to Read New Testament Greek main text, this supplemental workbook includes 1300 Greek to English/English to Greek sentences, more than 700 drilling exercises to reinforce the foundational principles of Greek grammar, and many other helpful learning resources for introductory Greek students.

Learn to Read New Testament Greek: Supplemental Exercises for Greek Grammar Students $28.99 “Keyed to David Alan Black’s popular “Learn to Read New Testament Greek “main text, this supplemental workbook includes 1300 Greek to English/English to Greek sentences, more than 700 drilling exercises to reinforce the foundational principles of Greek grammar, and many other helpful learning resources for introductory Greek students.”

Graded Reader Of Biblical Greek $16.99 “Making the leap from the basics of biblical Greek to its real-life application can be a frustrating challenge for students of intermediate Greek. A Graded Reader Of Biblical Greek was developed to make the transition easier. It takes beginning exegetes from simple to progressively more difficult biblical texts. Students can now learn New Testament Greek the way they would any other language: through a graded program. A Graded Reader Of Biblical Greek applies an inductive method to learning intermediate Greek grammar. It provides a workable introduction to exegesis, word studies, and developing a large vocabulary; and it assists the student in preparing for class, allowing classroom time to be put to its most effective use. – Twenty Greek passages are presented in graded order. – Difficult and unfamiliar grammatical constructions are explained. – All words that occur fewer than 20 times in the New Testament are defined. – An “Exegetical Discussion” section helps the exegete gain a deeper understanding of the language. A Graded Reader Of Biblical Greek is the result of ten years of use and refinement by the author in an actual classroom setting.”

Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament [With Most Commonly Used Greek Words] $39.99 “Attempting to learn the “Koine” Greek language of the New Testament would seem a formidable task. However, serious Bible students realize how rich the language is, and how understanding key Greek terms opens up a wealth of truth. If you desire to grasp a rudimentary knowledge of Greek but who are too afraid to try, AMG offers a workable option within your grasp: Learning the Basics of New Testament Greek, a hard cover text coupled with a companion student workbook. Using these resources, students who have no prior knowledge of the Greek language can attain a working knowledge of New Testament Greek as they work through the text and workbook. New Testament Greek cassettes also available for additional resources.”

Vine’s You Can Learn New Testament Greek! $12.98 “>Let the one you’ve trusted for word studies for years teach you to read the New Testament in Greek Created by W.E. Vine, the trusted author of the world’s most-used expository dictionary, this book is an easy “teach yourself” course for those who have no previous knowledge of Greek. Designed especially for the layperson, you’ll start by learning the Greek alphabet and by the third lesson you’ll be reading directly from the Greek New Testament >Complete with charts, tables, and diagrams, it is ideal for self-study. Vine’s Learn New Testament Greek is an all-in-one Greek grammar and lesson book.”

Inscription in the Kushana Language Written in the Greek Alphabet $34.99 Inscription in the Kushana Language Written in the Greek Alphabet – Giclee Print

Greek Nuggets: From the Gospel Goldmine $11.99 “Greek Nuggets from the Gospel Gold Mine is designed for people of all ages and theological persuasions as a devotional book or Bible study aid. Those who are unfamiliar with the Greek language will want to explore the rich treasures of its pages. From his many years of studying the Greek language, Dr. Donald M. Frazier has written Greek Nuggets from the Gospel Gold Mine, which has the potential to be an indispensable aid in bridging the gap between knowing and assuming the meaning of Gods Word. It contains twenty-four Karats (chapters) that represent an identification, introduction, illumination and application of the original Greek neatly packaged in brief, easy to understand chapters. The reader will learn: How Cain killed Abel, When your name was written in the Book of Life, Why God changed the name of the Eastern Gate after Pentecost, If Jesus dropped His Cross, and Where the Antichrist is now.”

Learn Ancient Greek $20.9 This book is in New – Excellent condition

Keep Your Greek: Strategies For Busy People $7.99 Seminarians spend countless hours mastering biblical languages and learning how the knowledge of them illuminates the reading understanding and application of Scripture. But while excellent language acquisition resources abound few really teach students how to maintain their use of Greek for the long term. Consequently pastors and other former Greek students find that under the pressures of work ministry preaching and life their hard-earned Greek skills begins to disappear. Con Campbell has been counseling one-time Greek students for years teaching them how to keep their language facility for the benefit of those to whom they minister and teach. He shows how following the right principles makes it possible for many to retain—and in some cases regain—their Greek language skills. Pastors will find Keep Your Greek an encouraging and practical guide to strengthening their Greek abilities so that they can make linguistic insights a regular part of their study and teaching. Current students will learn how to build skills that will serve them well once they complete their formal language instruction. According to author Con Campbell making a small regular time commitment and utilizing the right tools can make all the difference in preserving and improving the abilities Greek students work so hard to obtain. This primer sets out the basic practices pastors and former language students can follow to retain their Greek language skills.

Keep Your Greek: Strategies for Busy People $7.79 Seminarians spend countless hours mastering biblical languages and learning how the knowledge of them illuminates the reading understanding and application of Scripture. But while excellent language acquisition resources abound few really teach students how to maintain their use of Greek for the long term. Consequently pastors and other former Greek students find that under the pressures of work ministry preaching and life their hard-earned Greek skills begins to disappear. Con Campbell has been counseling one-time Greek students for years teaching them how to keep their language facility for the benefit of those to whom they minister and teach. He shows how following the right principles makes it possible for many to retain—and in some cases regain—their Greek language skills. Pastors will find Keep Your Greek an encouraging and practical guide to strengthening their Greek abilities so that they can make linguistic insights a regular part of their study and teaching. Current students will learn how to build skills that will serve them well once they complete their formal language instruction. According to author Con Campbell making a small regular time commitment and utilizing the right tools can make all the difference in preserving and improving the abilities Greek students work so hard to obtain. This primer sets out the basic practices pastors and former language students can follow to retain their Greek language skills.

Learning to Learn in a Second Language $17.62 No Synopsis Available

How Children Learn Language $59.08 This book is in Used condition

Lexical Aids For Students Of New Testament Greek $12.99 “The beginning Greek student soon faces a vexing dilemma: a myriad of vocabulary words to learn and little time to learn them. One of the century’s leading Greek scholars offers a solid solution by organizing Greek words according to their frequency of appearance in the New Testament. Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek helps students maximize their study by concentrating on the words that appear most often in the Greek New Testament. This venerable resource, which has served beginning language students for over fifty years, is divided into two parts. Part one lists New Testament words according to their frequency of occurrence. The usefulness of such lists is obvious, writes Metzger. By consulting them the beginner will not, so to speak, waste his time memorizing words that occur only rarely in the New Testament. He can be assured that when he has learned, say, the first 513 words in the lists he then knows all of the words (other than proper names) that occur at least 25 times in the New Testament. The second part of Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek features another helpful list, grouping Greek words according to their root. Also included are appendixes that provide tools for learning Greek prepositions and the principal parts of verbs.”

Learn to Read New Testament Greek $24.98 No Synopsis Available

Sing and Learn New Testament Greek $11.24 This book is in New – Excellent condition

Greek a Language Map $5.96 This book is in New – Excellent condition

How Children Learn to Learn Language, by McCune $34.3 This book is in New – Excellent condition

Mastering New Testament Greek: Essential Tools for Students with CD $24.99 “An Essential Toolkit for Mastering New Testament GreekLearning New Testament Greek can be a daunting task. In Mastering New Testament Greek: Essential Tools for Students, with CD-ROM, Thomas A. Robinson offers learners an inventive set of tools that can be used alongside their beginning grammar text to help them move toward Greek mastery.At the heart of Robinson’s ingenious vocabulary mastery system are his Cognate Groups that link Greek words together based on their common roots, enabling those desiring to learn Greek to build a working vocabulary more quickly and easily. Additional vocabulary-building tools in Mastering New Testament Greek include: a comprehensive list of words that are identical in English and Greek detailed explanations of Greek suffixes and prefixes a familiar list of English words derived from Greek roots a helpful cognate Greek-English dictionaryMastering New Testament Greek, the revised and expanded third edition of Robinson’s well-received Mastering Greek Vocabulary, now includes an Index of Greek Word Endings that enables those studying Greek to decode baffling grammatical forms, as well as an innovative collection of charts that illustrate the correlations between Greek prepositions and the cases they use to complete their meanings.Mastering New Testament Greek also comes with a CD-ROM packed with user-friendly software programs that support and expand the utilities contained in the book. Software modules guide users in: mastering the Greek alphabet and pronunciation learning new vocabulary reviewing Greek verbs parsing difficult grammatical formsTaken together, the tools contained in Mastering New Testament Greek and in the accompanying CD-ROM comprise an essential toolkit that students of the language of the New Testament, from beginning to advanced, will not want to be without.”

Vocabulary From Latin And Greek Roots – Book II $9.19 Many vocabulary programs are focused on preparing students for a test from week to week, but Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots teaches skills that they can use for a lifetime. Students learn the sources of hundreds of vocabulary words with our multi-year program. Unlike many programs that depend on rote memorization, Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots incorporates a variety of techniques to teach students the skills they need to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words while expanding sight vocabulary. Vocabulary from Latin and Greek Roots reinforces new words though a format that capitalizes on word families, associative hooks and visuals to jog the memory, building language analysis skills, and exercises designed for maximum retention. Recommended for Grade 8.