The modern way of learning a language quickly is to listen, think, then speak. To give everyone a reasonable opportunity to speak, I considered it necessary to restrict numbers at 20. To those that missed out, please accept my sincere apologies. Considerable attention has been given to correct pronunciation from the beginning.
However, dispensing with pen and paper was a leap too far for most. Therefore, the method of delivery was slightly modified very early on
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The group is diverse, ranging from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. Hence, although Hochdeutsch is being taught, participants have been constantly exposed to regional variations of dialect. Their application and enthusiasm have been impressive.
A different theme is chosen for the vocabulary each week. In the first 7 weeks, the 3 genders of nouns and their plurals, all 4 cases, present and future tenses of verbs and all things related to number and time will have been explored.
Pauline Bailey
However, dispensing with pen and paper was a leap too far for most. Therefore, the method of delivery was slightly modified very early on
.
The group is diverse, ranging from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. Hence, although Hochdeutsch is being taught, participants have been constantly exposed to regional variations of dialect. Their application and enthusiasm have been impressive.
A different theme is chosen for the vocabulary each week. In the first 7 weeks, the 3 genders of nouns and their plurals, all 4 cases, present and future tenses of verbs and all things related to number and time will have been explored.
Pauline Bailey