German Survival Guide: The Language and Culture You Need to Travel with Confidence in Germany and Austria SYNOPSIS
German Survival Guide is a no-frills language and culture course that gets down to the nitty-gritty from the start. It's a forthright view of what really helps when traveling in Germany and Austria, with a realistic understanding of how much time most travelers have to prepare. This guilt-free guide tells readers what is most valuable and what they can safely skip, if time is of the essence. It teaches basic survival German--survival vocabulary, survival grammar, survival culture. It includes the most important travel vocabulary and cultural information; explanations of the most basic parts of grammar; optional exercises for practicing material from the lessons; study tips, travel hints, and reality checks galore; German-English and English-German dictionaries; and a four-page Survival Summary.
About The Author
Elizabeth Bingham has made a specialty of preparing travelers for trips abroad. In addition to her Survival Guide series, she teaches adult foreign language and culture courses. Dr. Bingham has a Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics/Foreign Language Education from the University of Texas at Austin, where she also taught German.
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Elizabeth Bingham's German Survival Guide is the most user friendly, introduction to German language and culture available to the tourist or business traveler today. A simple, effective, basic course, the German Survival Guide offers the vocabulary, grammar, and culturally overview required to successfully and happily greet people, introduce oneself, make small talk, rent a car, book a room, order a meal, shop, ask for directions, deal with emergencies and medical issues, follow local customs for dining, tipping, and more! Enhancing the text are a wealth of study tips, travel hints, and reality checks, and a four-page "Survival Summary" for easy reference. If you are planning a visit to Germany and/or Austria, begin with a careful reading of Elizabeth Bingham's German Survival Guide!
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