THIS REPORT SETS FORTH IN DETAIL THE PROCEDURES OF THE INVESTIGATION MADE TO PRODUCE A "BASIC SPOKEN GERMAN WORD LIST," PUBLISHED IN 1964 BY PRENTICE-HALL, INCORPORATED. THE WORD LIST WAS PRODUCED TO PROVIDE BASIC SOURCE MATERIAL FOR THE MOVEMENT SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT TO TEACH THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE AND THE RELATED…

Drills in German word order were developed by use of random generation of sentences coupled with the Ohio State edit function. Differences between English and German word orders are a cause of interference in the learning of German structural patterns. German word order may be manipulated in some situations and must be in others. Although the…

This reverse dictionary of contemporary standard German is based on 174,170 words from 10 running texts of various genres. It is intended to close the gap in source and study aids for linguistic studies relating to advanced German language courses. The dictionary is arranged in reverse order, i.e., it is read backwards starting on the last page. A…

This is an alphabetized list of 400 frequent German words for rapid checking against the end glossaries of elementary German textbooks. The emphasis is on words that would not automatically be included in any such textbook as part of the structural and morphological inventory of German. Words on the list were selected from the list in order of…

In technical texts, verbal nouns are frequent, expressing phenomena, processes and procedures. With these occur "replacement" verbs, which serve as the verb of the clause. These may form free associations or firm combinations, as is shown in word lists. This difference must be reflected in the design of exercises. (Text is in German.)…

In an effort to supplement textbooks for Elementary German college students, a series of spoken vocabulary lists has been recorded on tape. The added audio dimension gives an extra focus for learning and aids pronunciation and phonetic understanding. Students may copy tapes for independent study. A recording script is included. (CHK)