German in Three Months / Book and 4 Cassettes

by Hugo's Language Books

The Hugo series of popular self-study language courses prepares vacation or business travelers going to France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Spanish-speaking Central and South America. The books guide readers through essential grammar, pronunciation, and basic conversation with word lists that build vocabulary and exercises that improve speaking skills. The CD use native speakers to demonstrate proper use of the language, Hugo's unique "imitated pronunciation" system makes learning a language easy.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, German Literature, Reference

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

Reviews

[Kevin de Ataíde]

I'm sorry, but this is not a 'unique' guide to the language. It is good in delivering a working vocabulary, but the grammar sections are difficult to follow. Especially because the author has a penchant for inventing new names for grammatical items. They cannot possibly call the 'possessor case' by the traditional name 'genitive,' I suppose. And what the heck is a pre-present tense? Honestly. Let's take language courses back to the mid-twentieth century.



My final gripe: there are not enough examples. I suppose I'm supposed to jump right into a German precis with a basic vocabulary? Don't get this book. Get on Amazon or something and get an old-fashioned primer.

[Zaya Bold · Rating 4 out of 5]

I definitely need to go through the book few times again.

[Maria]

Not a bad introduction and certainly a lot better organized than the last one I tried.