Comments on: Finally, A German Course At My University http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/ Just blogging about my language geekery. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15807 Josh Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:13:29 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15807 Hi Johanna, Yeah, I listen to a lot of podcasts - Schlaflos in München, Alltagsdeutsch, some news... Thanks for commenting, and thanks for the luck! :) Hi Johanna,

Yeah, I listen to a lot of podcasts - Schlaflos in München, Alltagsdeutsch, some news…

Thanks for commenting, and thanks for the luck! :)

]]> By: Johanna http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15742 Johanna Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:52:02 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15742 Hey Josh, I really like your blog and for me as a German it's interesting to read about people learning German. Maybe, if you practice listening to a German podcast on a regular basis, it will help you to get accustomed to this odd way of putting half of the verb at the end of the sentence. =)) I've been listening to a lot of Spanish language podcasts recently and it helped me a lot to keep my vocabulary active, too. Good luck for your studies! Johanna Hey Josh,
I really like your blog and for me as a German it’s interesting to read about people learning German. Maybe, if you practice listening to a German podcast on a regular basis, it will help you to get accustomed to this odd way of putting half of the verb at the end of the sentence. =)) I’ve been listening to a lot of Spanish language podcasts recently and it helped me a lot to keep my vocabulary active, too.
Good luck for your studies!
Johanna

]]> By: Ramses http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15352 Ramses Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:18:48 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15352 I get your point. I speak Spanish face to face on a daily basis, so the classes are not really needed for progress. Today we had a good day though, a lot of informal stuff all in Spanish :). I get your point. I speak Spanish face to face on a daily basis, so the classes are not really needed for progress. Today we had a good day though, a lot of informal stuff all in Spanish :).

]]> By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15320 Josh Sat, 31 May 2008 22:18:24 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15320 Hey Ramses, Hopefully that won't be the case for the German class I'm taking, but who knows - it could be. At the very least, I'll have access to a native German speaker, face to face, rather than via text / audio online. Hey Ramses,

Hopefully that won’t be the case for the German class I’m taking, but who knows - it could be. At the very least, I’ll have access to a native German speaker, face to face, rather than via text / audio online.

]]> By: Ramses http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15301 Ramses Fri, 30 May 2008 14:24:16 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15301 To be honest; I hate my Spanish classes in college. The grammar classes are pretty ok this semester, but the regular classes simply suck. They treat u like babies, because some in class just don't progress. Therefore I prefer studying on my own and attending the regular classes once in a while. To be honest; I hate my Spanish classes in college. The grammar classes are pretty ok this semester, but the regular classes simply suck. They treat u like babies, because some in class just don’t progress. Therefore I prefer studying on my own and attending the regular classes once in a while.

]]> By: Josh http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15295 Josh Thu, 29 May 2008 20:46:06 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15295 Hey Jeff, It takes a while to get the declensions down for German, and I still (consistently!) make mistakes with adjective endings. The biggest problem I've had with German, though, has been with separable verbs. My brain hasn't yet rewired itself to expect half of the verb at the very end of the sentence. I especially struggle with it when listening to German, as I obviously can't jump back to the beginning of the sentence to see the main part of the verb. So I'll be listening, and the speaker will end the sentence with "auf" or "zu", and I'll think - aha! A separable verb. But... what in the world was the first part? And then if I do remember it, I have to put them back together - okay, zu<em>fallen</em> or auf<em>gehen</em>, and then come up with the meaning. And by the time I've done all of this, the speaker is two sentences ahead. :) Lots more practice, and then some more practice, and perhaps I'll have it down. Sorry to hear about the Intermediate-Advanced course. I hope my class isn't like that! Hey Jeff,

It takes a while to get the declensions down for German, and I still (consistently!) make mistakes with adjective endings. The biggest problem I’ve had with German, though, has been with separable verbs. My brain hasn’t yet rewired itself to expect half of the verb at the very end of the sentence. I especially struggle with it when listening to German, as I obviously can’t jump back to the beginning of the sentence to see the main part of the verb. So I’ll be listening, and the speaker will end the sentence with “auf” or “zu”, and I’ll think - aha! A separable verb. But… what in the world was the first part? And then if I do remember it, I have to put them back together - okay, zufallen or aufgehen, and then come up with the meaning. And by the time I’ve done all of this, the speaker is two sentences ahead. :) Lots more practice, and then some more practice, and perhaps I’ll have it down.

Sorry to hear about the Intermediate-Advanced course. I hope my class isn’t like that!

]]> By: Jeff http://languagegeek.net/2008/05/28/finally-a-german-course-at-my-university/#comment-15282 Jeff Thu, 29 May 2008 15:47:40 +0000 http://languagegeek.net/?p=184#comment-15282 Hi, I'm new to your blog, but I find it quite interesting. I am a Spanish and Portuguese-learner currently. However, when I was in college, I knew that I should have enrolled in at least one German course, because it has always interested me. Perhaps after I learn enough Portuguese I will switch over to German, as I do have some friends that speak it. From what I understand, it is quite a difficult language (structurally and grammatically) to learn. What are your thoughts on that? I also took a language course recently for Spanish, and I signed up for an Intermediate-Advanced course, but boy was I upset with it! We ended up going over verb conjugations for more than half of the course, whereas the course should have been focused on conversation! Anyway, good luck with the German course at your university -- I hope it is helpful for you! Hi, I’m new to your blog, but I find it quite interesting. I am a Spanish and Portuguese-learner currently. However, when I was in college, I knew that I should have enrolled in at least one German course, because it has always interested me. Perhaps after I learn enough Portuguese I will switch over to German, as I do have some friends that speak it. From what I understand, it is quite a difficult language (structurally and grammatically) to learn. What are your thoughts on that?

I also took a language course recently for Spanish, and I signed up for an Intermediate-Advanced course, but boy was I upset with it! We ended up going over verb conjugations for more than half of the course, whereas the course should have been focused on conversation! Anyway, good luck with the German course at your university — I hope it is helpful for you!

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