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Kontakte: A Communicative Approach (Student Edition)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 438.2421
EAN: 9780072560770
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 0072560770
Label: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 576
Publication Date: November 21, 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
Studio: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Langua
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Editorial Review:
Now in its third edition, Kontakte: A Communicative Approach is the highly successful beginning German text based on the Natural Approach. The Natural Approach, widely associated with Tracy Terrell, introduces students to language inductively, by exposing them to vocabulary and structures in the context of lively activities. In this communicative approach, grammar explanations and practice are an aid to learning the language, not an end in themselves. The Natural Approach in general -- and Kontakte Third- Edition in particular -- are highly communicative and create a spontaneous and low-anxiety classroom atmosphere in which the focus is first on comprehension, then on communication. Kontakte Third Edition emphasizes culture as well as communication, with a variety of boxes, readings, and interactive culture-based activities. The third edition of the KONTAKTE program also offers separately a new listening comprehension tape that instructors can use in class as well as a new video, new interactive software, and additional new supplements.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Bad Deal
Make sure you see what edition you're getting. I got stuck with the Second edition, and had to buy a new fifth edition. I'm kinda mad about it because the seller didn't make it clear, and I had to spend twice as much on a new book, plus the price for the old one. I'm never getting books from Amazon again.
Rating:  - Good for a continuing student who needs a review
This book set was used for my most recent German class. I found it helpful, but I was the only one in my class with any background in the language. Most of my classmates found it confusing. I wouldn't recommend it for someone just starting to learn German, but it's certainly a good "review" for speakers who need to brush up on their skills. Side note: the spoken examples on the cassette tape supplements are very fast, and have an odd accent, but are necessary to complete all work in the Arbeitsbuch.
Rating:  - Kontakte: The gateway to fine German
This very detailed book is a perfect solution for a textbook in German. The format and layout is easy for one to navigate through the book. As studied through many German texts and this one stands out for being so clear on the subject.
Rating: - This book is useless!
I am a regular person attending a NON-competitive community college and let me tell you all that this book stinks! It is entirely in German and makes no sense at all. Nobody in our class can even figure out what they want you to do. I have taken two years of German in high school and I am totally lost in the very first chapter. I think this book is poorly organized. If you must use this book for your class, I would consider looking around for a German class that you can transfer in which does NOT use this ... Read More
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