Course Curriculum

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    No One Can Make You Fluent - You Have To Do It Yourself

    • Welcome To Your Accelerated German Course!

    • You Can't Learn A New Language With Just 15 Minutes Of Work Per Day

    • An Example Of How Your Language Skill Progresses (Humor)

    • Watch This Intro To The German Language
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    Step 1 Every Day = Learn 30 New Vocabulary Words (And Review The Old)

    • Here Is The What & The How To Learn German Vocabulary

    • How Do You Use Mnemonics To Learn Individual German Words?

    • Examples Of Creating Mnemonics

    • Let AI Help You Create Associations
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    Step 1 Vocabulary Lists

    • 111 German Cognates (Words You Already Know So Just Focus On The Pronunciation)

    • 100 Most Common German Verbs

    • Most Common German Nouns

    • Most Common German Adjectives

    • Most Common German Adverbs

    • Word Family For SPRECHEN

    • Word Family For LEBEN

    • Word Family For HAUS

    • Word Family For DENKEN

    • Word Families Handout With AI Prompt To Make More

    • 1.1 The Body

    • 1.2 Appearance

    • 1.3 The Mind & Reason
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    Step 1 Alternative Vocabulary Learning Method: The "Gold List" Method To Learn Vocabulary (Write 20 Short Phrases In A Notebook Every Day)

    • The Best Tips For Making New Vocabulary Stick In Your Long-term Memory

    • Goldlist Method- Watch This Quick Overview Video (BUY AN AWESOME LOOKING SPIRAL NOTEBOOK + 4 COLOR PENS)

    • Gold List Method- Complete Guidebook

    • Meet The Inventor Of The Gold List Method: David James (Part 1)

    • Meet The Inventor Of The Gold List Method: David James (Part 2)
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    Step 2 Every Day = Listen To Authentic, Native, German Media

    • Listening Activity = 45 Min Of Listening To "Life Scripts" + 15 Min Of Authentic Media

    • You Must "Read" Through The Transcript Before Listening.

    • Listening While Doing Something

    • Watch This: "How To Get Started With 30 Minutes Of Listening To Your Target Language"

    • Instructions For Learning Your Target Language With A Song (German Spotify Playlists Are Also In Here)

    • Learn With A Music Video Game! Go To "Lyrics Training" And Guess The Words In The Songs (Intermediate Level Activity)

    • How To Use Podcasts To Become A Fluent Speaker

    • Try Playing A Podcast To Build Your Vocabulary Using The Transcript Or Captions

    • Get A Subscription (Free Trial) To LINGOPIE With Authentic Target Language TV Shows & Movies (+ Learning Tools To Use During The Show)

    • How To Learn Any Language By Watching A TV Series- Complete Video Guide

    • How To Use Youtube To Learn A Foreign Language

    • How To Switch Netflix To Play Movies In Your Target Language (Watch With Target Language Subtitles On)

    • Watch Netflix On Chrome With The Language Reactor Extension Installed (= Double Subtitles+Transcripts+Definitions+Export Subtitles)

    • Instructions For How To Install And Use The "Language Reactor" Chrome Extension

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    Step 2 Listening Resources

    • Listen To This Week's News In Slow German: https://www.newsinslowgerman.com/home/news/beginner

    • A Review Of The Best German Podcasts: https://www.reverberations.net/best-german-podcasts/

    • Try This "Super Easy German" Youtube Channel

    • BookBox: Enjoy These Animated German Children's Stories With Subtitles & German Audio

    • How To Accelerate Your Learning With "Erste Wege In Deutschland" (German Mini-Series)

    • Watch the Video Series: "Jojo Sucht das Glück"

    • Handout For The German Video Series: "Jojo Sucht das Glück"

    • Watch the "EXTRA" German TV Series On Youtube (Has German & Auto-generated English Subtitles)

    • Try The Drama Series From "Deutsch Lernen" (Contains Many Short TV Episodes)

    • Watch A German Series (B2 Level) Called "Ticket Nach Berlin"

    • Watch These Illustrated Personal German Stories- Purchase A Subscription To Get The English Transcripts

    • List Of Best German TV Series On Netflix & Amazon Prime (https://www.secondhalftravels.com/german-tv-shows-netflix/) Get Parental Permission First- This Is An Optional Source Of Learning

    • Watch German Movies In English First, Then Only Listen. Listen Repeatedly.
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    Step 2 Listening: A Collection Of German Audio Stories Or Dialogs For Listening Practice

    • Here Is A Perfect Source Of German Podcasts

    • German Video Story: Henry Hühnchen (Video, Audio, Subtitles, Bilingual Text)

    • German Video Story: Herr Vogel und Frau Wal (Video, Audio, Subtitles, Bilingual Text)

    • Instructions For Working With A German Audio Story & Text

    • German Audio Story With Text & Pictures: "Die Drei Kleinen Schweinchen"

    • German Audio Story With Text & Pictures: "Rotkäppchen"

    • German Audio Story With Text & Pictures: "Goldlöckchen Und Die Drei Bären"

    • German Video Story: Paradi Inclusioni (German Video w/English Subtitles + Both Texts)

    • Learn By Doing Bidirectional Translating (More Advanced For Serious Learners)

    • Try A Novel: "der kleine Prinz" (with audio)

    • Free Online German Audio Books (Advanced Work)

    • Consider Purchasing An Online Subscription To "LingQ" (Advanced Learners)

    • Get Your Favorite Novel In German With German Audio. Then Read & Listen For 20 Minutes Every Day
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    Step 2 Listening Resource: A German Movie Series For Listening Practice: Edelsteinetrilogie (German Trilogy Based On The Novels)

    • 1. Rubinrot Film

    • 1. Rubinrot Hörbuch

    • 2. Saphirblau Film

    • 2. Saphirblau Hörbuch

    • 3. Samaragdgrün Film

    • 3. Samaragdgrün Hörbuch
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    Step 3 Speaking German Requires Correct Pronunciation From Day 1

    • Correct Pronunciation Matters

    • First Just Listen To Lots Of Your Target Language Being Spoken

    • Find Out How Your Target Language Is Pronounced (Look It Up On Youtube)

    • Understand The Process Of Learning Correct Pronunciation

    • Pronunciation Rules Sheet. Label The Target Language Words In A Dialog/Script With These Notations (Find This Online Or Get It From A Teacher)

    • How To Sound Like A Native German Speaker
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    Step 3 Every Day = Speak German (Do It By "Shadowing")

    • Shadowing Assignment Details

    • BEST METHOD: Become A Target Language Speaker By "Shadowing" (Walk & Talk Method)

    • Enhance Your Speaking: Become A Target Language Speaker By "Shadow Mimicking" (Listen & Repeat Method)

    • Practice Shadowing With "Nicos Weg"- A Complete Movie (Level 1). Pick One Character At A Time & Imitate Their Speech Throughout The Entire Movie

    • Practice Shadowing With "Nicos Weg"- Complete Movie (Level 2)

    • Practice Shadowing With "Nicos Weg" - Complete Movie (Level 3)

    • SECOND BEST METHOD: Talk To Yourself Aloud (Start Video At 1:32)

    • Self-Talk Is A Portable, Free & Do Anywhere Speaking Tool

    • THIRD BEST METHOD: The Interview Method (Instruction Sheet)

    • Video On How To Do The Interview Method

    • Here Is A Long List Of Interviews In German- Pick One & Do The Interview Activity Posted Above

    • FINAL METHOD: Find Your Own Speaking Partners (On Phone Apps)

    • Find A Spontaneous Speaking Partner At The Local German Deli

    • Get Yourself A Target Language Speaking Partner Outside Of School

    • Get A Tandem Partner
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    Step 4 Every Day: Create & Memorize A Life Script Aloud

    • Assignment Details

    • Sample Script With Prompt: "Why Do I Speak German?"

    • Sample Script: "Why I like learning languages."
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    Stay Motivated To Keep Learning

    • Stay Motivated By Learning About Your Target Language Culture (Example: "Easy German" Videos)

    • 7 Tips For How To Stick To Your Daily Learning System

    • 5 Ways To Keep Up Your Motivation To Practice

    • How To Rekindle Your Love For Your Foreign Language

    • How To Read A Novel In Your Foreign Language

    • Learn How To Think In Your Language By Writing Small Key Word Sentences
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    After You Have Become Fluent: Learn Grammar

    • Watch Frau's Grammar Lesson Videos In The Grammar Course (FREE)

    • Study German Grammar Rules In A Book