Product Description

Comprehensive German II includes 30 additional lessons (16 hrs.), plus Readings, which build upon the language skills acquired in Level I. Increased spoken and reading language ability.

Level II will double your vocabulary and grammatical structures while increasing your spoken proficiency exponentially. Upon completion of a Level II, you will be able to:

* engage in fuller conversations involving yourself, your family, daily activities, interests and personal preferences,

* combine known elements into increasingly longer sentences and strings of sentences,

* create with language and function in informal situations,

* deal with concrete topics in the past, present, and future,

* meet social demands and limited job requirements,

* begin reading for meaning.

Note: In order for the Pimsleur Method to work correctly, you must first complete the Level I language program before proceeding to the Level II language program.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #266458 in Books
• Published on: 2003-01-01
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 16
• Binding: Audio CD

About the Author
Dr. Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Phonemics, and supervised the language laboratory at UCLA. He went on to become Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. Dr. Pimsleur was a member of the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), American Educational Research Association (AERA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and a founding member of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). His many books and articles revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. After years of experience and research, Dr. Pimsleur developed a new method that is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall. This program incorporates both of these principles to provide you with the most simple and effective learning method possible.

Customer Reviews

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I used German I, II, and III of the Pimsleur series before going to Germany. I'm pleased to say that I could easily converse in simple German conversations and could understand what was being said to me. This is an all-auditory course and is suitable to people, like me, who learn best in this fashion. The course introduces you very slowly and very gradually to German vocabulary and grammar - so effortlessly and intuitively that it doesn't even feel like you are learning! (I supplemented the course with a Beginner's German course to develop basic reading and grammar skills).

I started using my new German abilities in with shop clerks. As my confidence increased I talked a little bit more about myself and asked questions of the person I was addressing. There is nothing like a native speaker to really teach you how to speak a language! But Pimsleur is the best course I've come across for learning a second language - especially one that you will have the opportunity to use in real conversations.

Great Product
I've always had a fascination with the German language and studied it for three years in high school. Now, almost 40 years later I decided it was time to relearn it since I was sure I had forgotten most of what I had learned. My intention was to only do German I until I finished it. It was so enjoyable and immersive that I decided to go on to German II as well. Well, it looks like I'm about to move on to German III. This course is easy to do and the Pimsleur method makes it impossible not to learn if you listen to the CD's. The authors imply that 30 minutes a day is all it takes and that you can finish the course rapidly. Well, that's not necessarily so. Yes, each lesson is about 30 minutes or less but you will probably have to listen to each one two or three times to make sure you've grasped what's being taught. Especially in German II. Even so, you will be speaking German in no time. Not like a native speaker but close enough until you move on to the higher levels.

A great tool!
I will probably repeat a lot of what others have said, but here goes. I think the real strength of these courses is that they get you to converse. You practice conversation. You talk, you listen. Will you learn lots of vocabulary? No. Will you learn all the grammar rules? No. Can you learn a language with only these courses? Of course not. You will need other materials, courses, books, whatever. But they are another tool in your toolbox to help you achieve your goal. What they give you is practice at speaking real conversations. And you will pick up some vocabulary and grammar along the way, what you need to succeed in these lessons.

I've been through all 4 levels and found them all great. Including level 4 (German Plus). This one has a bad rap, I think mostly because it's shorter than the rest. And certainly some of the new vocabulary is quite focused on one topic. But I found it added a lot of new conversational situations, and a lot of new grammar. Do you learn words that the average tourist doesn't need? Sure, but if you were just the average tourist, would you be buying these? We are only talking about a dozen or so words, it's not like your being forced to learn hundreds of words you'll never use.

Are they perfect? No, there are inconsistencies, there are silly little things here and there that I would call "editing" mistakes. And I really wish they'd give up the pretension that you only need to do each lesson once. I had to do each one at least 3 times before I could move on. But they are great for what they are. If you want to practice conversations, this is for you.