The complete guide to German punctuation
What you'll learn
- When or when not to use a comma in German
- When or when not to use a full stop/ period
- How to confidently use hyphens, dashs, ellipsis dots, colons and semicolons in German
- When - or more importantly, when not - to use an apostrophe in German
- When and how to write quotation marks in German
- When to use exclamation and question marks in German
- How to confidently decide when to use capital letters in German and when not
Requirements
- You should have some knowledge of the German language and grammar.
- You should have a desire to complete your own German work with the correct punctuation
Description
Would you like to complement your German writing with accurate punctuation?
Would you like a one-stop place where to find all German punctuation information?
This course will show you how, when and when not to use
Commas
Full stops/ periods
Hyphens or a dash
Ellipsis dots
Colons and semicolons
Round and square brackets
Apostrophes
Question & exclamation marks
Quotation marks
Capital letters
How is this course different from other courses?
Most German courses or textbooks cover many topics, but not always in great detail. Normally, there is a tutor to explain more. That can be a problem for those who are teaching themselves as they might not have anybody to explain further.
My courses are in depth, easy to understand and come with worksheets, quizzes, assignments to help you practice what you have learned.
So, if you want to know about German punctuation but don’t want to search courses, textbooks, blogs or YouTube, this course is for you!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for German learners of all levels.
- This complete guide is for every German learner who doesn't want to waste time finding information about punctuation in textbooks or online.
- Beginners can enroll in this course and use it alongside their own German learning.
- Intermediate German learners who have some knowledge of German grammar.
- Advanced German learners who want to complete their written work with correct punctuation.
Course content
- Preview02:51
- 00:12For new students only
- 03:31Introduction to Udemy
- 02:53Introduction to the instructor
Instructor
![Angelika Davey](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 1,952 Reviews
- 38,192 Students
- 15 Courses
Once upon a time there was a little girl in Germany who had this idea of moving to England as soon as she was grown up and to make all English people like the German language. Then she wanted to be an air hostess, a ballet dancer, a famous singer ……
Fast forward to the present and this little girl hasn’t quite achieved what she wanted, but …
Angelika is a qualified teacher and native German speaker from Lower Saxony in the North of Germany, who moved to England in 1982. She has been teaching German since 1991. Her students are private and business clients, school children and adults in evening classes, with the youngest student being 3 years old and her oldest 80!
Angelika has written six books, two in German and four in English and seven planners and journals for language learners. She translates from English to German and vice versa, and she teaches face-to-face, via Skype and on Udemy!