Learn German: By Reading Fantasy (German Edition)

By: Mozaika Educational, Dima Zales

Narrated by: Lidia Buonfino, Emily Durante

Do you want to master German? Do you like fantasy novels? Are you tired of reading boring textbooks in order to learn German?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, this is a book you should consider. We introduce a one-of-a-kind learning tool that will enhance your reading comprehension, improve your German vocabulary and grammar, and let you enjoy reading a fantasy novel from a USA Today best-selling author in the process.

©2014 Dima Zales (P)2014 Dima Zales

A creative approach to language acquisition

Where does Learn German: By Reading Fantasy (German Edition) rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

4th

What other book might you compare Learn German: By Reading Fantasy (German Edition) to and why?

I can think of no other comparison as far as language acquisition. It is similar to some romance novels.

What about Lidia Buonfino and Emily Durante ’s performance did you like?

The narrators were enthusiastic and skilled at creating different character voices.

What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?

Learning a language through reading is a unique idea I have never seen before.

Any additional comments?

"Learn German: By Reading Fantasy " is a creative approach to language acquisition."

I have never seen language acquisition done this way. The author uses a fantasy romantic adventure novel as the format for learning. For those who enjoy romance novels and fantasies, this is a fun way to get acquainted with a second language.

The audiobook features a friendly dramatic reader narrating each chapter. The chapters are each read in German first, followed by English. Readers are able to listen to the accent and unique sounds of each language. I think this format would benefit readers acquiring either language. Perhaps a combination of listening to an audiobook along with reading the ebook may help further the knowledge of either language.

There are hours of content in the audio book, presenting a huge opportunity to learn many fun new words! I would imagine with enough practice, time, and patience, this book would assist in learning languages. This is a really neat idea!

Not for beginners

As a new German student I bought this hoping to improve my German through this but it looks like it will be quite a while before this book is useful for me.

Learn German: By Reading Fantasy (German Edition)

Very useful and practical way to improve basic German language skills.
The pronunciation and intonation are native and authentic.

Works if you do DE ENG DE

Any additional comments?

It works well if you listen to the chapter in german, then english, then german. Which is actually what they suggest. Of course I'm not getting everything...but I'm learning how to get the gist, which is huge!

Excellent

What did you love best about Learn German: By Reading Fantasy (German Edition)?

It served both as an excellent learning tool and an interesting story.

Any additional comments?

I bought this as a tool to work on my listening comprehension for German. When I first discovered that each chapter is followed by the English translation, I was at first a bit disappointed as I originally thought this would be a full 17 hours of just German. However, since my German is only good enough to get the gist of the story, I figured I'd listen to the English translations as well to keep everything in context and to see if I was right in my understanding.

By the third chapter I found myself totally captivated by the story (and I'm not really into fantasy type stories). Certain characters grew on me while I started to really dislike others. It was a real treat to be able to work on my German comprehension while also being able to enjoy the story in detail with the English translation after each chapter. I should also note that both the German and English narrators were excellent.

The story had a pretty wide open ending so I'm really hoping that the author will make a sequel to this (it may already exist, I haven't checked).

It was well worth the money, great story and excellent tool for German learners in the B1+ intermediate-advanced area to challenge their comprehension skills.