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| MichaelM204351 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5443 days ago 151 posts - 173 votes  Speaks: English*, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Modern Hebrew, German, Spanish | Message 1 of 5 05 January 2010 at 2:23am | IP Logged |
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Has anyone used FSI German (both volumes)? What were your results? I was able to find the first volume at my used bookstore for $8.00! I looked at it and, although I know most of what's in it, I think the drills and some of the vocabulary will be useful to me. I was wondering how far level two will take you? Thanks!
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| elvisrules Tetraglot Senior Member BelgiumRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5468 days ago 286 posts - 390 votes Speaks: French, English*, Dutch, Flemish Studies: Lowland Scots, Japanese, German | Message 2 of 5 05 January 2010 at 3:06pm | IP Logged |
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I don't know if you know but it's also available to download for free for http://fsi-language-courses.org (though maybe it's an older version?).
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| MichaelM204351 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5443 days ago 151 posts - 173 votes Speaks: English*, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Modern Hebrew, German, Spanish | Message 3 of 5 05 January 2010 at 4:09pm | IP Logged |
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Yeah! I'm a huge fan of that site! It is actually the exact same, I just work better, for some reason, with hard copies... :o)
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| mpete16 Diglot Groupie Germany Joined 5521 days ago 98 posts - 114 votes Speaks: Tagalog, English* Studies: German | Message 4 of 5 07 January 2010 at 1:52pm | IP Logged |
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The FSI Basic German Course is great (FSI courses in general are effective anyway), but
it has its cons: 1) It's old. Some words which were used back then are no longer in use, and are considered offensive. 2) They are boring. You'll really need a lot of determination to get through the whole course. 3) It's very "formal", as we FSI fans prefer to put it (others would call it "outdated"). I'm a fan of the FSI courses, but I'm aware of it's downturns. Some tips when using FSI: 1) The drills will bore you out. You'll need a lot of determination to keep going. 2) Be aware of words that are no longer in use. (some are offensive in today's language) 3) Don't use it alone. Supplement it with other stuff. (DW Podcasts etc.) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| maaku Senior Member United States Joined 5573 days ago 359 posts - 562 votes Speaks: English* | Message 5 of 5 07 January 2010 at 6:51pm | IP Logged |
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Use it alongside some other course (I would recommend Assimil), and jump between the two when one gets boring and your determination is fading. That solves most of the (legitimate) problems mpete16 pointed out.
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