A US presidential commission long time back issued a warning that American ignorance of foreign languages is a serious threat to national security as well as to US economy and emphasised the need to reverse this position even if it costs a good deal by way of subsidies to language courses. To quote Taru Bahl, "Increasing trade links and the moving in of multi-national corporations has created a plethora of jobs where the services of skilled interpreters, translators and liaison officers are in demand. Attractive openings exist in embassies, foreign airlines, travel agencies, tourism trade, international organisations, NGO's and even hotels."
AJANTA GERMAN IN TWO MONTHS is an excellent book for the beginners who want to make rapid progress in German, both spoken and written, in the shortest possible time. This course is intended for those who have no previous knowledge of German. It aims to teach you this language from a practical angle. This course has been written through the medium of Hindi and English.
This German book is an extensive course of two months. It has been divided in six parts. German grammar has been explained in Part I in the easiest possible manner. Important topics for travellers have been included in Part II. Spouses, students and travellers who are going to German speaking countries including Germany and Austria will positively gain from this German book because Part III of this German book is specially designed for those who are preparing for Goethe Zertifikat: Start Deutsch Al and Goethe Zertifikat A2 Examinations. Students of Certificate and Diploma Examinations of Indian Universities including JNU, Delhi University, GNDU etc. will also gain from this German book. Part IV deals with German for Business. Part V deals with German for Science and Technology. Appendixes are given in Part VI. German spellings in this book are in accordance with the reforms ratified by the governments of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in July 1996 and in force since August 1998.
Dear readers, please note that every chapter of this German book is arranged according to the following pattern: The first line is generally written in German. German is written in Italics. The second line is the pronunciation of first line of German in Roman script. The third line is the pronunciation of the first line of German in Devanagari script. In the fourth line, the meaning of the first line of German is given in English whereas in the fifth line, the meaning of the first line of German is given in Hindi.
Imitated pronunciation which is used in this course is known as DINESHAJANTA method of imitated pronunciation. It has been developed by the author of this book who is the founder of Ajanta School of Foreign Languages, Amritsar. This new simplified method has become an instant success.
German language like English, French, Hindi and Spanish is a great international language. Importance of this language has increased due to German reunification and launching of the Euro from January 1, 1999, Germany is an economic super power of the world and due to this reason more and more people are learning this language. German can help you to develop your personality. This language is not just a boon, upgrading your social and interactive skills amidst people of German, Austrian or Swiss origin, but also makes for an interesting career.
"German is one of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages, and within this group is one of the Germanic languages related to Danish, Norwegian & Swedish, Dutch & Flemish, as well as to English.
German has a wealth of dialects. Usually, a person's dialect or accent gives away where he or she comes from. If two people, one from Mecklenburg and one from Bavaria were to hold a conversation, each in their respective dialect, they would have great difficulties in understanding each other.
German is also the native tongue of Austria, Liechtenstein, the majority of Switzerland, South Tirol (Northern Italy), northern Schleswig (Denmark) and in small areas of Belgium and Luxembourg, along their borders with Germany. The German minorities in Poland, Romania and the countries of the former Soviet Union have also partly retained the German language. German is spoken by more than 133 million speakers in the world. Around every tenth book that is published worldwide is written in German
Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the other German-speaking countries of Central Europe offer many attractive rewards for the traveller. I am giving below flags of those countries where German is an official language.
Flags of Countries with German as an Official Language.
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