                          LINKWORD GERMAN



What is the Gruneberg Linkword Language System?



The Gruneberg Linkword language System is a system for teaching foriegn

languages which is much faster and easier than normal methods of

language teaching.



In ten hours you will learn a vocabulary of more than 350 words and a 

basic grammar. This will help you to understand and be understood should

you travel to a German speaking country or talk to a native German 

speaker. Of course there will be gaps in your vocabulary and your 

knowlegde of grammar, but you will be surprised at how quickly and 

easily you learn the basics of German.



One of the ways in which the system works is to use visual images. An 

English word is linked by means of a visual image, to another English 

word which sounds like the German word.



For example:

       

                           The German for

                         GENTLEMEN is HERREN



Imagine a large HERRING dangling from the door of a GENTLEMEN'S toilet.



You imagine this picture in your mind's eye as vividly as you can. When 

you are given the word "HERREN" you will immediately thinkof a herring 

dangling from the door of a gentlemen's toilet and will remember that the German word for gentlemen is HERREN.



Who can use the Gruneberg Linkword Language System?



The short answer is anyone and everyone! You certainly don't need a gift

for languages to learn German using this method.



The course have been designed for holiday makers, for business 

executives who want to learn the basics of a language in a hurry, for 

children who find learning languages at school difficult or boring, or 

for anyone wanting to learn a language simply for pleasure. The courses 

often appeal to those who find learning a language by conventional 

methods boring or difficult, but even people who are good at languages 

often find the courses much more interesting and enjoyable than normal 

methods of learning.



The Audio tape



Although the pronunciation for each word is displayed on the screen (in brackets) it is difficult to achieve the correct pronunciation from a 

"text only" description. For this reason, therefore, an audio cassette 

has been provided with the course.



At the end of each section you should listen carefully to the tape and 

practice the correct pronunciation of each word.



N.B. Please DO NOT listen to the audio cassette until the computer asks 

you to do so.



Linkword German Loading Instructions



The complete course is divided into ten programs. These are stored on 

the program cassette in the following sequence:



SIDE A   GR1   GR2   GR3   GR4   GR5

SIDE B   GR6   GR7   GR8   GR9   GR10



To load and run Linkword German please follow the instructions below.



1. Ensure that the EAR socket on the Spectrum is connected to the EAR   

   socket on the cassette recorder.

2. Rewind the tape to the beginning.

3. Type LOAD "" and press the ENTER key.

4. Press PLAY on your cassette recorder.

5. The first part (GR1) of Linkword German will now load and run      

   automatically.

6. Section two, three, four, etc. are normally loaded from the prvious  

   section. It is unlikely however, that you will complete the course in 

   one session, therefore to continue where you left off simply type    

   LOAD "" and follow the instructions above. The computer will then    

   load the next program section on the tape.



If you are unsure about LOADing programs then full instructions can be 

found in chapter 20 of the Spectrum manual.



Using the programs



1) As noted earlier, you will be presented with words like:



                           The German for

                         GENTLEMEN is HERREN



Imagine a large HERRING dangling from the door of a GENTLEMEN'S toilet.



You should try to picture this image in your mind's eye as vividly as 

possible.



2) After reading the image given, you should concentrate on picturing it 

   in your mind's eye for AT LEAST ten seconds. If you do not spend 

enough time on each image, it will not be fixed in your memory as 

vividly as it should. After this, pressing the ENTER key will move the 

text on to the next word.



If you want to be sure of having a full ten seconds to image, press the SPACE key immediately after you have read the description. After ten seconds a new word will automatically be presented.



3) When you have been presented with a number of words, you will be 

   given a German word and asked to supply the English equivalent. Type

in your response and press the ENTER key. The correct answer will the 

appear on the screen, and the program will let you continue to the next

word.



Note: the additional German character which you may need are available 

from the Spectrum keyboard as follows:



For 'Ä' press the '1' key

    'Ö' press the '0' key

    'Ü' press the '7' key



4) After having translated from the German into English, you will be asked to translate from English into German.



5) When you are asked to translate full senteances from English into 

   German or vice versa, you should type in your answer, only pressing 

the ENTER key at the end of the sentence. As previously you will then be

given the correct reponse, and allowed to move on to the next sentence.



6) Sometimes the word in German and in English is the same or very 

   similar.

For example, the German for 'taxi' is 'taxi'. When this happens you will

be asked to associate the word in some way with the German flag e.g.



           Imagine a taxi cob#vered with a German flag.



Whenever the German flag comes to mind, therefore, you will know the 

word is similar in both English and German.



7) It is very important to realise that some groups of words and some of

   the grammar sections are more difficult to learn than others.



If you run into problems do not worry, just go on to the next set of 

words and forget that you had any difficulty. The important thing to 

appreciate is how much you do learn very quickly. You are advised to 

carry on to the end of asection before going back to look at what you 

have already done.



8) The examples given in the course may well strike you as silly and 

   bizarre.

The fact is that they have been deliberately constructed to illustrate 

parts of the grammar and to get away from the idea that you should 

remember useful phrases "parrot fashion".



9) the pronunciation given in the course text is only approximate. The 

   correct pronunciation for each word is given on the audio tape which 

accompanies the course.



Note to Parents and Teachers



If you child finds difficulty in reading you can still use the course to

teach German. You can use the text as a manual and read from the screen 

to your child. One way of holding a young child's interest is to get him 

or her to sketch the images you present.

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Program Copyright © 1984 Silversoft Ltd.



Course Copyright © 1982 Michael M Gruneberg



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