Teach Yourself German Book Reviews! Complete, Enjoy, Tutor, and Verbs

I've used quite a few Teach Yourself German books at this point, so it felt like it was time to review them!

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[Hello-uhtt]

Just bought Complete German and German Tutor today because of your review! Can't wait to pore over them next year as my New Year's resolution! Thanks so much!

[shayfromscratch]

From watching your videos I feel confident I know exactly the resources to start with if I ever decide to study German! I don't intend to study German, but then I never intended to study Farsi either... Great reviews! A lot of language textbook reviews don't give a great sense of what the book actually brings to the table, but that's the most important part! As much as I like knowing whether a person likes or dislikes a textbook, the WHY is what makes the review.

[andyeriksoncomedy]

I’m on Chapter 6 and absolutely loving this book. I spent about a week doing research trying to find the perfect Textbook for me and your review helped SO MUCH. This textbook is exactly what I wanted. Thank you!

[stephenlee]

Thank you for doing a German review. I did the teach yourself complete a few years ago and loved it. I got it with the mp3 downloads. I added the German tutor to my Amazon queue.

[treborschafer]

I have been learning from a 2007 copy of Complete German (before it was called "Complete" and it was just TY German, same content bar reference to levels and some art though) for two months (I am halfway) and this video was very useful for keeping faith in the course.
In language learning you can often feel like you aren't inproving even when studying a few hours every day but knowing it helped get you where you are has allowed me to stick with it and I can now read the Olly Richard short story book, something I couldn't have done two months ago. I also ordered the tutor book on your recommendation and it is my next main material after Complete. This video really helped me get to where I am and I am keeling ongoing until I am somewhat fluent.

[OpheliaVert]

On your recommendation from your old video, I bought Teach Yourself German a couple of weeks ago! I love this video 💛

[jamesasmith]

Good review. Thanks for posting. I almost passed on this book because of the Complete Romanian book, it was really lacking. I have just started the Complete German book and so far I really like it.

[smone]

Thank you for these insightful reviews! I've just decided to purchase Complete German. Very excited to see what I can learn from it.

[part]

I am using the teach yourself books for Croatian and Greek and it works very well! Love it

[MissUzumakiUchiha]

I've been really busy with my Spanish now that classes have restarted, but your videos lately have been tempting to get into German! Haha
¡Muchas gracias por el vídeo maravilloso! 💖

[witchwater]

I decided to get the Complete German book from watching this and your old video on the Complete German book. You give the best German learning book review for self learning and really demonstrate what it was like to went through with the books, which I appreciate so so much. From many hours of researching online and digging through reddit for self learning tips, I was still very lost and confused from the number of resources and material out there and your videos really help clear things out for me. Thank you again for your helpful and amazing review.

[deltatango]

One book that has been helping me was willkommen 1. It's by Heiner Schenke and Paul Coggle. It has 2 cds and a dvd. There are two books- a course book and an activity book. I have not seen the ones you mentioned in the video, but I familiar with the TY series. I have mixed feelings about that series though. While the texts generally are pretty well written, the audio sounds as if it were recorded under sometimes. This one was strongly recommended by guy I know who tutors on the side. I always recommend highly that people use headphones while doing these so you have direct contact w the audio vs just playing it in your room. I find I tend to phase it out when it does that. But that's just me. Other people may have a different opinion. Very informative video though. Thank you for sharing.

[beau]

Just recently came across your channel. Very good review of these books! I have the Teach Yourself Russian Complete and your video made me want to go on Amazon and check to see if there was a Russian Tutor book, and luckily there was, so I ordered it. I’ve been looking for something more intermediate, and this sounds perfect for the level I’m at and where I want to get. I’ve tried going through the Teach Yourself “Stories” book for Russian, and I feel there are definitely some gaps in my knowledge that I could really work on.

[matildawolfram]

Useful video! Many thanks to the author of the channel for the recommendations! The problem with many people is that they want to take a "magic pill" or get "secret knowledge" and immediately have skills and abilities. However, the truth of life is that knowledge, skills, and abilities do not come by themselves. You can't learn a foreign language without doing anything, without wasting your time and effort, just like you can't learn to ride a bike lying on a comfy couch, listening to lectures and watching videos about "modern methods of learning" on a bike. To really learn something, you have to really practice every day. You're going to fall down while you're learning, and you're going to get bumps - that's normal! The ups and downs of learning are an integral part of our lives. Motivation from success and depression from failure will always be your study companions. However, every student has problems in his or her studies that he or she lacks the knowledge to solve. It can be: poor memorization of words; no progress in language learning; the student can speak, but does not understand speech by ear; misunderstanding of grammar; incorrect pronunciation, etc. Agree that a problem you don't know how to solve is very demotivating. In order to find the answer to our question we have to spend a lot of time to read videos, articles and books by polyglots. In today's world, we have to solve problems as quickly as possible. I don't have time to study and analyze a huge amount of information. My goal is to master the basic knowledge of a foreign language as quickly as possible and already start earning money effectively in the international arena. I settled on the practical guide by Yuriy Ivantsiv " Polyglot's Notes: practical tips for learning foreign language". This book is always in my bag. If I have a problem while learning a language, I quickly find the answer in this book. There are many different techniques and tips for learning a foreign language in Polyglot Notes. I have made my own individual schedule and plan for language learning. Now I know what I am going to study, how I am going to study, when I am going to study and what results I am going to achieve. No problem could stop me! With an effective language learning plan my professional skills are more and more in demand internationally every day. Friends, don't stop there! Everyone has talents that millions of people around the world need! Learn the language and make your ideas and dreams come true! Thanks to the author of the channel for the informative and useful video! Your videos motivate me.

[chill.]

I bought Complete German 2 months ago and it came with cds

[davidward]

I really gained a lot information and it has been very informative.

[pawandev]

Just because you told everyone the best book to learn German . You are becoming more beautiful everyday

[reynaldoloera]

Thanks a lot for this video Abigail! Quick question, how many years did it take you to finish each one of those books?. I'm starting to consider starting with German this year :), thanks in advance ! have a nice day overthere!

[georgewolfe]

Good day to you miss.

I have finished Complete German and Assimil German. I am working through Enjoy German at the moment. I plan to acquire Assimil Perfectionnement Allemand and German Tutor. Do you have further recommendations for German books?

Cordially,
Mr G Wolfe.

[mariategus]

Because I heard you loved so much the German so much, I want to buy the Complete Spanish one because I'm at a point where I feel like I need structure. I heard controversial things about it, anyone had used it and liked it in the comments?