German Course

I just finished four hours online German course from bbc website. It was an interesting experience of learning a new language. As I said, I have learnt beginner level last year in the class in USYD. It is quite different from a in-class teaching.

The advantage is that you can do whenvere you can and it is always there. The conversation is very in common and it is quite useful for travelling to Germany. The disadavantage is that there is still lack of basic knowledge like how to pronunce the alphabets. Some of them are familiar with English so if you are an English background speaker , the pronunciation is not a problem to you at all. But if it is like me, from none English background , the correct pronunciation of basic alphabets is essential to be taught by a teacher.

Also, the online course didn’t apply you how to learn the gramma. In the class, teacher tells you the easiest way to learn this special gramma but not in the on-line course. In addition, you can ask any question to the teacher in the class but no one you can ask when you do an on-line course.

Thus, short on-line course is just suitable for the people who just want to know some greeting sentences or to very basic information about Germany. The on-line course is becoming more and more popular but it is not efficient way to lear a new language. However, it is a good learning tool to get started on a language course online. It gives you a briefe outline of a new language and you will know if you are interested in learning this course continued or not in a short time, won’t waste your time!!