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		<title>Archive:Introduction to German</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;149.167.130.108: /* How to type German characters into the computer */ add subheadings &amp;amp; add basic instructions for GNU/Linux w/ GNOME&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;Please see [[Template_talk:Unit_boilerplate]] for more information.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Unit Summary==&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Course code:&#039;&#039;&#039; ALAU101: &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Suggested Prerequisites:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
** ...&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Time investment:&#039;&#039;&#039; &lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Assessment suggestions:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Faculty:&#039;&#039;&#039; Humanities&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;School:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[School:Language and Literature]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Department:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[Topic:Language Aquisition]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Stream&#039;&#039;&#039; [[German Stream]]&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Level:&#039;&#039;&#039; Beginner&lt;br /&gt;
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==Content summary==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Intended outcome==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Unit materials==&lt;br /&gt;
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* &#039;&#039;&#039;Study guide:&#039;&#039;&#039;&lt;br /&gt;
* &#039;&#039;&#039;Wikipedia article:&#039;&#039;&#039; [[w: __Article Name__ ]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.&lt;br /&gt;
* ...&lt;br /&gt;
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Learning materials and [[Portal:Learning Projects|learning projects]] are located in the main Wikiversity namespace. Simply make a [[link]] to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the [[Wikiversity:Namespaces|main namespace]]) and start writing! &lt;br /&gt;
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===Texts===&lt;br /&gt;
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* [[Wikibooks:__Textbook Name___]] &lt;br /&gt;
* ...&lt;br /&gt;
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===Lessons===&lt;br /&gt;
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* Lesson 1: ...&lt;br /&gt;
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==== How to type German characters into the computer ====&lt;br /&gt;
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===== Windows =====&lt;br /&gt;
* For ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 3, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For Ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 8 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For Ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 3 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 2, 9 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For Ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 4 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
* For ß, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 2, 2, 5 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.&lt;br /&gt;
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===== Mac =====&lt;br /&gt;
* For ü, ö, and ä, hold down option-u, release, and type u, o, or a.&lt;br /&gt;
* For ß type option-s.&lt;br /&gt;
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===== GNU/Linux =====&lt;br /&gt;
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Set up a key on the keyboard as the compose key. In GNOME this can be found in via the System -&amp;gt; Preferences -&amp;gt; Keyboard utility, on the Layout Options tab. To type an a letter with an umlaut, press the compose key followed by &amp;quot; and then the desired letter. To type the letter ß, press the compose key followed by the s key twice.&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Vocabulary ====&lt;br /&gt;
Tag (day)&lt;br /&gt;
Nacht (Night)&lt;br /&gt;
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====Greetings====&lt;br /&gt;
Guten Morgen (Good Morning)&lt;br /&gt;
Guten Tag (Good Day ~ Good Afternoon) Note: Germans Don&#039;t normally say Good Afternoon&lt;br /&gt;
Guten Abend (Good Evening ~ After Work; regional? past 17:00 or 18:00)&lt;br /&gt;
Gute Nacht (Good Night ~ resevered for right before bedtime)&lt;br /&gt;
Hallo (Hello)&lt;br /&gt;
Grūss Gott (God&#039;s greetings -- used predominantly in the South of Germany, in Bavaria and Munich)&lt;br /&gt;
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=====Numbers=====&lt;br /&gt;
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eins (1), zwei (2), drei (3), vier (4), fünf (5), sechs (6), sieben (7), acht (8), neun (9), zehn (10), elf (11), zwölf (12), dreizehn (13), vierzehn (14), fünfzehn (15), sechzehn (16), siebzehn (17), achtzehn (18), neunzehn (19), zwanzig (20), einundzwanzig (21), zweiundzwanzig (22), dreiundzwanzig (23), vierundzwanzig (24), fünfundzwanzig (25), sechsundzwanzig (26), siebenundzwanzig (27), achtundzwanzig (28), neunundzwanzig (29), dreißig (30), vierzig (40), fünfzig (50), sechzig (60), siebzig (70), achtzig (80), neunzig (90), (ein)hundert (100)&lt;br /&gt;
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=====Sports=====&lt;br /&gt;
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(der)Fußball (Soccer)&lt;br /&gt;
(der)Amerikanische Fußball (Football)&lt;br /&gt;
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==== Important verbs ====&lt;br /&gt;
Verb tables below&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Sein]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Haben]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[German modal verbs|Modal verbs]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Regular verbs]]&lt;br /&gt;
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===Assignments===&lt;br /&gt;
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To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikiversity participants.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Active participants==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[User:Mjvp13 | MjVP13]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[User:Daniel M. Roberts | Daniel M. Roberts]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]]&lt;br /&gt;
*--[[User:Smithgrrl|Smithgrrl]] 02:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)  Ich spreche deutsch nicht besonders gut aber moechte gerne helfen, wenn ich kann!  &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Category:German]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Introductions]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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