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There are many reasons to learn German...

Welcome to Introduction to German, part of Foreign Language Learning and Language and Literature school. The aim of this beginner level course is to tell you about the basics of German, no prior knowledge is required. It helps however, if you are good in English (while this material is written in it) and also some knowledge of grammatical terms comes handy. So... If you know the know what is the difference between "plural" and "singular", you can move further :) ...and join the German Stream if you want.

First steps

Congratulations! To continue reading this page you just made the first step to learn German. So you can now say the classical phrase: "Ich lerne Deutsch".

Now you have two things to master:
Vocabulary
and
Grammar

The trick is, that you can't focus just on one of these. You may think that vocabulary is enough. If you know the words, than you can say and write anything you want... But it is not that true. You also have to learn how to say and write it! Fortunately for you there is a good opportunity to practice this right here at Wikademia.

Vocabulary

All material concerning the German vocabulary is concentrated at German vocabulary and its subpages. Please help develop it further, possible in cooperation with Wikibooks using the well developed German textbook.

Alphabet/Pronunciation

Please see The Alphabet (at Wikibooks).

Grammar

All pages about grammar in German should be focused at German grammar. Proceed there for more information.

Typing German characters into a computer

For a PC, you have quick access by typing the following:
ß - alt+225
ä - alt+132
ö - alt+148
ü - alt+129
Ä - alt+142
Ö - alt+153
Ü - alt+154

On a Mac, the commands are as follows:
ß - ⌥ + s
ä - ⌥ + u, a
ö - ⌥ + u, o
ü - ⌥ + u, u

Note: the umlaut can be assigned to any vowel by first holding '⌥' and pressing the 'u' key. It will then wait for a vowel key to be pressed.

Assignments

To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikademia participants.

Related materials

German language- Wikipedia article
German - An open-ended textbook at Wikibooks

Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.

Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikademia namespace. Simply make a link to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!

Learning Resources

A podcast for students Slow German is spoken clearly and slowly. Mehr Informationen unter www.slowgerman.com

Active participants

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+[[Image:Gerlinde jaenicke.jpg|thumb|There are many reasons to learn German...]]
+[[Image:Patrick Nuo.jpg|thumb|...also for those who didn't really like the first photo! {{smile}}]]
+Welcome to '''Introduction to German''', part of [[Foreign Language Learning|Foreign Language Learning]] and [[Language and Literature|Language and Literature school]]. The aim of this beginner level course is to tell you about the basics of German, no prior knowledge is required. It helps however, if you are good in English (while this material is written in it) and also some knowledge of grammatical terms comes handy. So... If you know the know what is the difference between "plural" and "singular", you can move further :) ...and join the [[German Stream]] if you want.
-==Unit Summary==
+== First steps ==
-* '''Course code:''' ALAU101:
+'''Congratulations!''' To continue reading this page you just made the first step to learn German. So you can now say the classical phrase: ''"[[German/lernen|Ich lerne Deutsch]]"''.
-* '''Suggested Prerequisites:'''
+<p>
-** ...
+Now you have two things to master: <br>
-* '''Time investment:'''
-* '''Assessment suggestions:'''
-* '''Faculty:''' Humanities
-* '''School:''' [[School:Language and Literature]]
-* '''Department:''' [[Topic:Language Aquisition]]
-* '''Stream''' [[German Stream]]
-* '''Level:''' Beginner
-==Content summary==
+<big>[[German vocabulary|Vocabulary]]</big> <br>
+and <br>
+<big>[[German grammar|Grammar]]</big> <br>
+<p>
+The trick is, that you can't focus just on one of these. You may think that vocabulary is enough. If you know the words, than you can say and write anything you want... But it is not that true. You also have to learn ''how'' to say and write it! Fortunately for you there is a good opportunity to practice this [[Learning by doing|right here at Wikademia]].
-==Intended outcome==
+== Vocabulary ==
+All material concerning the German vocabulary is concentrated at [[German vocabulary]] and its subpages. Please help develop it further, possible in cooperation with [[b:|Wikibooks]] using the well developed [[b:German|German textbook]].
-==Unit materials==
+=== Alphabet/Pronunciation ===
+* Please see [[b:German/Appendices/Alphabet#The_Alphabet|The Alphabet (at Wikibooks)]].
-* '''Study guide:'''
+== Grammar ==
-* '''Wikipedia article:''' [[w: __Article Name__ ]]
+All pages about grammar in German should be focused at [[German grammar]]. Proceed there for more information.
-Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
+== [[Introduction_to_German/Input|'''Typing German characters into a computer''']] ==
-* ...
+{{col}}
+'''For a PC''', you have quick access by typing the following:<br />
+ß - alt+225<br />
+ä - alt+132<br />
+ö - alt+148<br />
+ü - alt+129<br />
+Ä - alt+142<br />
+Ö - alt+153<br />
+Ü - alt+154<br />
+{{break}}
+'''On a Mac''', the commands are as follows:<br />
+ß - ⌥ + s<br />
+ä - ⌥ + u, a<br />
+ö - ⌥ + u, o<br />
+ü - ⌥ + u, u<br />
-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!
+Note: the umlaut can be assigned to any vowel by first holding '⌥' and pressing the 'u' key. It will then wait for a vowel key to be pressed.
+{{colend}}
-===Texts===
+== Assignments ==
-* [[Wikibooks:__Textbook Name___]]
+To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikademia participants.
-* ...
-===Lessons===
+== Related materials ==
-* Lesson 1: ...
+* [[Wikipedia:German language|German language]]- Wikipedia article
+* [[b:German|German]] - An open-ended textbook at Wikibooks
-==== How to type German characters into the computer ====
+Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
-===== Windows =====
-(for these characters ensure that the ''num lock'' is on)
-* For ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 3, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For Ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 8 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For Ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 3 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 2, 9 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For Ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 4 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-* For ß, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 2, 2, 5 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
-===== Mac =====
-* For ü, ö, and ä, hold down option-u, release, and type u, o, or a.
-* For ß type option-s.
-===== GNU/Linux =====
-Set up a key on the keyboard as the compose key. In GNOME this can be found in via the System -> Preferences -> Keyboard utility, on the Layout Options tab. To type an a letter with an umlaut, press the compose key followed by " and then the desired letter. To type the letter ß, press the compose key followed by the s key twice.
-==== Vocabulary ====
-Tag (day)
-Nacht (Night)
-====Greetings====
-*Guten Morgen (Good Morning)
-*Guten Tag (Good Day ~ Good Afternoon) Note: Germans Don't normally say Good Afternoon
-*Guten Mittag - Good noon.
-*Guten Nachmittag - Good Afternoon, rarely used
-*Guten Abend (Good Evening ~ After Work; regional? past 17:00 or 18:00)
-*Gute Nacht (Good Night ~ resevered for right before bedtime)
-*Hallo (Hello)
-*Moin, Moin! - Said in North Germany
-*Grūss Gott (God's greetings -- used predominantly in the South of Germany such as Bavaria and Munich and in Austria)
-=====Numbers=====
-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)
-=====Sports=====
-(der)Fußball (Soccer)
-(der)Amerikanische Fußball (Football)
-==== Important verbs ====
-Verb tables below
-*[[Sein]]
-*[[Haben]]
-*[[German modal verbs|Modal verbs]]
-*[[Regular verbs]]
-===Assignments===
-To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikiversity participants.
+Learning materials and [[Portal:Learning Projects|learning projects]] are located in the main Wikademia namespace. Simply make a [[link]] to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the [[Wikademia:Namespaces|main namespace]]) and start writing!
-==Active participants==
+== Learning Resources ==
-*[[User:Exorcist_bob | Exorcist_bob]]
+* A podcast for students Slow German is spoken clearly and slowly.  Mehr Informationen unter [http://www.slowgerman.com www.slowgerman.com]
-*[[User:Mjvp13 | MjVP13]]
-*[[User:Daniel M. Roberts | Daniel M. Roberts]]
-*[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]]
-*--[[User:Smithgrrl|Smithgrrl]] 02:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC)  Ich spreche deutsch nicht besonders gut aber moechte gerne helfen, wenn ich kann!
+== Active participants ==
 [[Category:German]]
 [[Category:Introductions]]
+[[Category:Multilingual Studies]]
+[[Category:Language introductions]]

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