Additional information
by Carolyn Batstone (Author)
Specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken German. No prior knowledge of the language is required.
What makes this new edition of Colloquial German your best choice in personal language learning?
- Interactive - lots of exercises for regular practice.
- Clear - concise grammar notes.
- Practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide.
- Complete - including answer key and reference section.
Audio material to accompany the course is available to download freely in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
Author Biography
Glyn Hatherall
- Thames Valley University (formerly Ealing Technical College / Ealing College of Higher Education / Polytechnic of West London) [1969-1997]:
- Principal Lecturer [1983-85, 1992-97]
- Head of School / Department [1985-92]
- General Editor, Treffpunkt / German Teaching, Journal of the Association of Teachers of German / Association for Language Learning [1986-91]
- Reviews Editor, German Teaching [1991-94]
- Editorial Board member, Modern German Studies (Association for Modern German Studies) [2001-
- External examing for:
Institute of Linguists [1972-77; Diploma in Translation 1997- ]; Hatfield Polytechnic [1973-79]; Bulmershe College of Higher Education [1981-85]; Dublin College of Technology [1985-89]; Wolverhampton Polytechnic [1988-91]; Goethe-Institute, London [1992-93]; University of Southampton [1991-94]; Southampton Institute of Higher Education [1997-]; Institute of Linguists (Chief Examiner German>English for Diploma in Translation) [1998-2006]
- External member [variously] of course review/validation or subject/faculty review panels for:
Dublin Institute of Technology; Polytechnics of Middlesex, Sunderland, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Coventry, Bristol, Central London, Manchester, Oxford,
Dielinde Hatherall
German native speaker
1970-2006 Part-time lecturer in German:
Ealing Technical College > Ealing College of Higher Education > Polytechnic of West London > Thames Valley University
1976-84 Part-time lecturer in German:
Ealing Adult Education Service
1977-88 Part-time lecturer in German:
Hammersmith & North Kensington Adult Education Institute
1983-90 Support tutor for language teachers on in-service training:
Inner London Education Authority
1984-88 Examiner for German:
Institute of Linguists
1986 to date Various teaching contracts:
German for industry and commerce
1987-89 Temporary 0.5 post as lecturer in German:
Ealing College of Higher Education
1993-98 Part-time (associate) lecturer in German:
University of Greenwich
