Book2 German – Greek for beginners
Book2 is the name of the language program from Goethe-Verlag and is free. According to the editors, the project is intended to encourage people to learn foreign languages and thus deepen understanding between people from different cultures.
The method is as simple as it is efficient and is based on the way children learn a language: listening and parroting!
That’s exactly how I learned Greek myself many years ago here in Ikaria, when there were no such courses, or at least I didn’t have electricity and therefore no PC at home… but that’s another story…
On the PC or as a practical app for on the go.
Book2 is available in over 40 languages which can be combined in any way you like in the form of a “native language learning language”, absolutely brilliant! One of these possible combinations is German > Greek and I highly recommend it!
Book2 contains 100 lessons suitable for beginners. The first 30 of them are free, after that the next 30 lessons cost around 3 euros. You learn short sentences by heart, sentences that you can actually use. The course covers basic vocabulary and does not require any knowledge of grammar. Book2 corresponds to the European levels A1 and A2 and helps you to speak the foreign language immediately without errors, as every word and every sentence is spoken to you by native speakers, slowly by a man and at a normal pace by a woman. If that was too fast for you, you can click on the snail and the whole sentence will be spoken to you again in slow motion, very practical!
The short lessons deal with everyday situations (e.g. on vacation, in a hotel, in a restaurant, small talk, getting to know each other, shopping, at the doctor, at the bank, etc.) and enable uncomplicated acquisition of the foreign language. Simply learn on the go with the super practical app or your mp3 player, e.g. at the bus stop, during your lunch break, during a long car journey or of course on your next trip to Ikaria! It’s best to just learn one lesson a day and repeat what you’ve learned regularly! This way you will be in good shape for your future vacation!
Greek language course from 50 Languages for the PC
On this page at the top of each lesson you will also find the free app for Android and iPhone.
By the way, you support the project by recommending it to others! After all, you can learn 40 other languages here, some of them very unusual ones such as Afrikaans, Belarusian, Bengali, etc….let’s go! Brain jogging!
Link to the homepage of “50 Languages” where you can choose your language combination. In the list of languages on the left, simply click on German (your native language) and then on your chosen language combination (German>>EL Greek).
Here are more book tips for self-study:
There are even free languages tests from Goethe-Verlag, 100 simple and 100 advanced tests that you can take to check your own progress.
What I also find really funny are the short articles at the end of each lesson on the PC version. Lesson 1 is a good motivation to tackle a new language, if only as brain gymnastics…
With languages against Alzheimer’s
If you want to stay mentally fit for a long time, you should learn languages. Language skills can protect against dementia. Several scientific studies have shown this. It doesn’t matter how old the learners are. The only important thing is that the brain is trained regularly. Learning vocabulary activates different areas of the brain. These regions control important cognitive processes. Multilingual people are therefore more attentive. They can also concentrate better. But multilingualism has other advantages. Multilingual people can make better decisions. You come to a decision more quickly. That’s because their brains have learned to choose. It always knows at least two terms for one thing. Each of these terms represents a possible option. Multilinguals therefore constantly have to make decisions. Your brain is trained to choose from multiple things. And this training not only promotes the language center. Many areas in the brain benefit from multilingualism. Language skills also mean better cognitive control. Of course, dementia cannot be prevented through language skills. However, the disease progresses more slowly in multilingual people. And their brains seem to be better able to compensate for the consequences. The symptoms of dementia are milder in learners. Confusion and forgetfulness are less severe. Both old and young benefit equally from language acquisition. And: With every language it becomes easier to learn a new one. So instead of medication, we should use the dictionary!
Source: Goethe-Verlag, Book2, 50 Languages