Elementary German through Immersion

taught by Gary A. Smith
Emeritus Professor of German Language and Literature
Email: gary @hollyforks.com
Telephone: 757-532-3839

Introduction

This class will utilize a series of materials that I have developed over a number of years for online instruction in German. You can access them at https://hollyforks.com/grammar or by scanning this QR-code .

Q-code

The materials are organized in sections which can be followed sequentially, but on many pages there are links to other sections, which enable you to strengthen your knowledge of specific aspects of the language. Thus you will probably end up exploring many alternate paths. And you may wish to jump immediately into the last two sections, which offer a huge treasure of audio and video recordings, and thus deeply immerse you in the language. I encourage you to experiment with the various levels of instruction and exposure to German.

Reading, pronunciation practice and grammar explanations

Travel tips
- Hamburg
- Munich
- Vienna
- Zürich

Resources for homework

Frequent expressions
Greetings & Farewells in Slow German - 17:25
- Write down several of the greetings, together with the contexts in which one can use them
Top 50 Everyday Objects
23 Typical German Foods You Should Try - 19:26
- Write down the foods you have already eaten and those you would like to try
Learning German
Weather - with grammar links

Vocabulary building

Popup bubbles with sound and translations