st_claire Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Anyone know any good ones for a parent who doesn't speak it? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Girl Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Bump because I'm interested too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmkclscroggins Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 OSU has a wonderful German program. I cannot say enough good things about it. I do believe it is for high school levels or possibly an advanced middle schooler. It is worth every penny. hth, m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwenA Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Depending on your goals you could use Rosetta Stone. It doesn't have much writing so you may want to supplement it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Rosetta Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Girl Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks for the ideas. We are still trying to decide between Spanish and German so I will take a look at everyone's suggestions. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in CA Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 OSU has a wonderful German program. I cannot say enough good things about it. I do believe it is for high school levels or possibly an advanced middle schooler. It is worth every penny. hth, m What is OSU? Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_claire Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 Thanks. Yes, I also don't know what OSU is. More details would be great. Rosetta stone is good as a supplement I find, but it seems to get very repetitive very quickly. I would prefer something workbook based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Girl Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I think OSU is Oklahoma State University. Please, someone correct me if I'm wrong! Here is a link to their online German program. http://germanonline.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_claire Posted March 15, 2008 Author Share Posted March 15, 2008 OSU does look good, but $400 is quite a bit per student. I was hoping to find something I could reuse with multiple students without paying so much every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_claire Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 So I'm replying to my own question for other who were also looking for curriculum. I contacted a German school nearby and they pointed me to http://www.goethebooks.com/ I spoke with them and they suggested "Erste Schritte" and a dictionary (Pons Basiswörterbuch) to start. Total cost $37. Also, I found a free online course at http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,2142,2163,00.html Hopefully these are helpful to others as well :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I like the Goethe books site. I took a quarter of German recently. But, I've decided to take a break (yet again) from my University Career to focus on homeschooling. It was just getting to be too much. Once you have the basics down I think it shouldn't be too hard. Pronounciation and grammar are important though. I'm thinking I might get Rosetta Stone version 3 for homeschoolers this next year. I just wish I could see it first. I wasn't sure if I would like German or not. But, I'm so happy I gave it a try. I love it and my children are picking it up quite nicely. Finding resources is what I'm finding difficult. I would love some Sesamestrasse and such for the boys. But, I wish I could just check it out at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st_claire Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 I think Rosetta stone has a free demo you can try. I find it dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielle Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 What about Fokus Deutsch? We've had great success with French in Action, but Fokus Deutsch is available on the same site--www.learner.org. I sure would like to hear from anyone who has actually used this program. Danielle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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