Jannach's German for Reading Knowledge

Learn to apply basic German grammar and vocabulary to reading and translating progressively complex texts with the sixth edition of "Jannach's German for Reading Knowledge". Recognized as the leading text for teaching reading skills, this text provides the tools you need to read specialized literature in your field. The Book Companion Website contains the readings that appear in each chapter, plus new comprehension questions and activities about the readings that are designed to let you practice specific reading skills. An online answer key also is included on the website so you can check your answers to the activities in the text.

ISBN 1413033490   Pages 352 ISBN13 9781413033496 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc   Weight (grammes) 423 Imprint Heinle   Published in Florence, KY Format Paperback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 03 Apr 2008   Width (mm) 189 Library of Congress PF3117   Spine width (mm) 20 DEWEY 438.4   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

How to use GERMAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE. 1. German Nouns and the Definite Article. Gender of Nouns. Present and Past Tense of the Verb "sein" (to be). Interrogatives. Cognates and Loan Words. Ubungssatze. Aller Anfang ist schwer. 2. Case: Nominative and Accusative. Infinitive. Present Tense of Regular Verbs. Present Tense of the Verb "haben" (to have). Cardinal Numbers. Ubungssatze. Johann Sebastian Bach: Seine Musik und seine Famlie. 3. Dative. Genitive. Plural of Nouns. "N"-Nouns. Past Tense of Weak Verbs and of "haben." Meanings of the Past Tense. Ubungssatze. Leben des Galiliei, ein Theaterstuck in funfzehn Bildern von Bertolt Brecht. 4. Indefinite Articles. "Kein" and Other "ein"-Words. Irregular Forms in the Present Tense of Strong Verbs. "Es gibt" (there is, there are). Compound Nouns. Ordinal Numbers. Ubungssatze. Kurze Geschichte der deutschen Hochschulen. 5. Der-Words. Simple Past Tense of Strong Verbs. Irregular Weak Verbs. Present and Simple Past Tense of "werden" (to become). Word Order. Ubungssatze. Erzbistumsstadt Magdeburg. WIEDERHOLUNG 1: DEUTSCHLAND. 6. Prepositions. Idiomatic and Special Meanings. Contraction of Prepositions. Prepositions Following Nouns or Pronouns. Indefinite Pronouns: "man," "jemand," "niemand." Using a Dictionary. Ubungssatze. Der 17. Juni 1953: Auszug aus Stefan Heyms "Funf Tage im Juni." 7. Adjective Endings. Information from Adjective Endings. Adjectives Used as Nouns. Ubungssatze. Die Romantik. 8. Adverbs. Verbs with Inseparable and Separable Prefixes. Recognizing Singulars and Plurals of Nouns. Ubungssatze. Dioramenmaler: Der nicht so gut bekannte Schinkel. 9. Perfect Tenses. Meanings of the Perfect Tenses. "Seit" + Present Tense = have been + ing. Past Participles. Word Order. Ubungssatze. Die Anfange Bertolt Brechts. 10. Present Participle. Participles Used as Adjectives and Adverbs. Meanings of Present and Past Participles. Past Participle Used with "sein" to Express State of Being. Participles Used as Nouns. Infinitives Used as Nouns. Ubungssatze. Der Bar: Stadtsymbol und Naturphanomen. WIEDERHOLUNG 2: DIE BEWOHNER OSTERREICHS. 11. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs. Exceptional Comparisons. Recognition of Comparatives and Superlatives. Special Uses of the Comparative and Superlative. Comparatives and Superlatives Used as Nouns. Ubungssatze. Menschen mit HIV und AIDS. 12. Future Tense. Future Perfect Tense. Future Tenses Used to Express Probability. Selbst, selber. Ubungssatze. Die Welternahrungskrise. 13. Passive Voice. Present and Past Tenses of the Passive Voice. Three Uses of werden. Personal Pronouns. Agreement of Pronoun and Antecedent. Ubungssatze. Sturm und Drang. 14. Perfect Tenses of the Passive Voice. Infinitive of the Passive Voice. Future Tense of the Passive Voice. Future Perfect of the Passive Voice. Suffix -er. Suffix -in. Ubungssatze. Frauen werden verzweifelt gesucht. 15. Reflexive Pronouns. Reflexive Verbs. Position of the Reflexive Pronoun in Main Clauses. Suffixes -bar and lich. Ubungssatze. Die Hessen im amerikanischen Freiheitskreig. WIEDERHOLUNG 3: PARACELSUS. 16. Modal Auxiliaries Express Modalities. Conjugation of the Modals. Modals and the Dependent Infinitive. Fractions. Ubungssatze. "Was ist Aufklarung?" 17. Perfect Tenses of Modals. Double Infinitive with Other Verbs. Objective vs. Subjective Meanings of Modal Auxiliaries. Ubungssatze. Groster Raub-Saurier in Patagonien entdeckt. 18. Coordinating Conjunctions. Subordinating Conjunctions. Learn to Differentiate. Wenn auch, auch wenn (even if, even though, even when). "False Friends." Ubungssatze. Der Zeppelin im Ersten Weltkreig. 19. Relative Pronouns. Recognizing Relative Clauses. Welch- as Relative Pronoun, Indefinite Article, and Interrogative Pronoun. Case of Relative Pronoun Indicates Function. Was as a Relative Pronoun. Ubungssatze. Karl Mays Amerikabild und -Reise. 20. Demonstrative Pronouns. Other Demonstratives. Suffixes -los, -fach, and -mal (time, times). Ubungssatze. Buchbesprechung. WI

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