Book: A Foundation Course in Reading German (Martin and Ng)
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This textbook guides a learner who has no previous German experience to gain the ability to accurately understand formal written German prose, aided only by a comprehensive dictionary. Student are assumed to have no previous German experience, but thorough competence in English grammar and syntax.
Front Matter
1: Basics
2: Cases, Present Tense
3: Articles, Simple Past
4: Verbs With Prefixes; Adjective Endings
5: Prepositions, Reflexives
6: Conjunctions, Comparatives
7: Perfect Tenses and Participles
8: Werden, Relative Clauses
9: Passive Voice
10: Modal verbs
11: Infinitive Usages
12: Da- Compounds
13: Extended Adjective Constructions
14: Subjunctive I
15: Subjunctive II
16: Finishing Touches
17: Reference
18: Practice
Back Matter
Thumbnail: Neuschwanstein Castle at Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany. (CC BY-SA 3.0 DE; Thomas Wolf via Wikipedia)