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mothwingNewspaper clippings (1940ies) with maps
That's my granduncle's signature, and he can't have been very old at the time.
Atlas (1943)
English Course for soldiers (1945)
The course was designed to enable those German troops stationed in areas controlled by the British to speak English ASAP, and the editors beg forgiveness from the people whose material they ripped off to piece together this course as quickly as possible and from the readers for possible mistakes.
English (1960) for first year learners
This is the first page in this English book, actually. The students were supposed to learn the vocab and then translate the texts into German, learning . There are no dialogues (which were even included in the book from 1945).
What I love about this book are the drawings and the simplified stories, all taken from well-known British children's books, which, in retrospect, seem incredibly simplistic, constructed around the grammar students were supposed to learn. I loved them in my own English book back then, but today, I can see their various faults.
Singing book (1961)
This book would like to know the readers that its primary aim is experiencing music to support the spiritual and mental development of the students.
English (1963) for second year learners
I love that picture. Let's have a closer look at it:
*snerk*
It's good to see that students planning a holiday trip to the youth hostel has been one of the staple themes for over fourty years. One of our recap units contained students planning and later executing a hiking trip to the youth hostel in which they ended up visiting the same locations the guys above wind up going to.
English (1989) for students in their first year of learning English
My English book!! The first edition of this book is from the eighties, our school was still using it when I started learning English in the nineties.
Kevin and Ronny and their families are the characters who accompanied us through the first four years of English.
English (2004) for Hauptschul-students in their first year of learning English.
I used this one for my tutoring students.
Even though this is a book for Hauptschul students it's obvious that the approach is radically different, and it's not only due to the technological advances. The first impression is now not only a test they have to translate, but very short and lots of listening comprehension to make students get an idea of what they're supposed to be saying later on is supposed to sound like.
That's my granduncle's signature, and he can't have been very old at the time.
Atlas (1943)
English Course for soldiers (1945)
The course was designed to enable those German troops stationed in areas controlled by the British to speak English ASAP, and the editors beg forgiveness from the people whose material they ripped off to piece together this course as quickly as possible and from the readers for possible mistakes.
English (1960) for first year learners
This is the first page in this English book, actually. The students were supposed to learn the vocab and then translate the texts into German, learning . There are no dialogues (which were even included in the book from 1945).
What I love about this book are the drawings and the simplified stories, all taken from well-known British children's books, which, in retrospect, seem incredibly simplistic, constructed around the grammar students were supposed to learn. I loved them in my own English book back then, but today, I can see their various faults.
Singing book (1961)
This book would like to know the readers that its primary aim is experiencing music to support the spiritual and mental development of the students.
English (1963) for second year learners
I love that picture. Let's have a closer look at it:
*snerk*
It's good to see that students planning a holiday trip to the youth hostel has been one of the staple themes for over fourty years. One of our recap units contained students planning and later executing a hiking trip to the youth hostel in which they ended up visiting the same locations the guys above wind up going to.
English (1989) for students in their first year of learning English
My English book!! The first edition of this book is from the eighties, our school was still using it when I started learning English in the nineties.
Kevin and Ronny and their families are the characters who accompanied us through the first four years of English.
English (2004) for Hauptschul-students in their first year of learning English.
I used this one for my tutoring students.
Even though this is a book for Hauptschul students it's obvious that the approach is radically different, and it's not only due to the technological advances. The first impression is now not only a test they have to translate, but very short and lots of listening comprehension to make students get an idea of what they're supposed to be saying later on is supposed to sound like.
