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Kristine Kershul

Kristine Kershul is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kristine Kershul rather than just read about it. In short: Kristine K. Kershul is an American author, publisher, linguist and teacher.

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Reference excerpt

Kristine K. Kershul is an American author, publisher, linguist and teacher. Kershul founded Bilingual Books, Inc. in 1981 with the publication of her first book, German in 10 Minutes a Day and the development of the 10 Minutes a Day Series. She has authored books, audio, phrase guides and interactive computer software for 20 languages.

Background Kershul attributes her lifelong passion for languages to her family. She grew up in a trilingual home where in addition to English, her father spoke Croatian and her mother spoke Danish. Kershul studied in the U.S., then took her academic endeavors to Heidelberg, Germany where she earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees. She received a second graduate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara and then went on to do her doctoral studies in German Languages and Literature.

Early Career, 1971 - 1981 Kershul worked her way through school as a bilingual tour guide, traveling all over Europe and parts of Asia and Africa. She also served as a translator for the U.S. Embassy in Bonn, West Germany and for Berlitz in Europe and the U.S. She spent ten years teaching at universities in Germany and the U.S. where she noticed students experiencing the same problems. They were self-conscious speaking and Kershul wanted to help them progress to the level where they were laughing and using the language comfortably. The idea for her first book grew out of what she observed as a teacher and a traveler.

Bilingual Books, 1981 - 1988 and 1995 - Present Kershul saw the need for a language instruction method that would not intimidate or frustrate beginning students. She wanted to fill the gap between text books and traditional phrase books. She developed a fresh approach to learning a foreign language, which remained academically solid while geared to the traveler. In 1981 she designed and wrote her first book, German in 10 Minutes a Day, which was the beginning of a series of language-learning books that launched Bilingual Books, Inc. By the end of the first ten months, Kershul had authored a total of five books, adding French, Spanish, Italian and Chinese to create the 10 Minutes a Day Series. In the next three years, she would add Inglés, Norwegian, Japanese, Russian and Hebrew languages to the Series. In 1988 Kershul sold her company to Sunset Books and Magazine. She moved to Cape Town, South Africa and spent the next six years traveling around the world. In 1995, Kershul reacquired Bilingual Books and moved back to the Pacific Northwest to base the company out of Seattle, Washington. In the following years, she expanded the breadth of languages to 20 and added new product lines with the creation of the Language Map Series, the 10 Minutes a Day Audio Series, and the 10 Minutes a Day software.

Publications

10 Minutes a Day Book Series ARABIC in 10 minutes a day CHINESE in 10 minutes a day FRENCH in 10 minutes a day GERMAN in 10 minutes a day HEBREW in 10 minutes a day INGLÉS en 10 minutos al día ITALIAN in 10 minutes a day JAPANESE in 10 minutes a day NORWEGIAN in 10 minutes a day PORTUGUESE in 10 minutes a day RUSSIAN in 10 minutes a day SPANISH in 10 minutes a day

10 Minutes a Day Audio Series FRENCH in 10 minutes a day Book + Audio GERMAN in 10 minutes a day Book + Audio ITALIAN in 10 minutes a day Book + Audio SPANISH in 10 minutes a day Book + Audio

Language Map Series ARABIC a language map CHINESE a language map DARI a language map FARSI a language map FRENCH a language map GERMAN a language map GREEK a language map HAWAIIAN a language map HEBREW a language map INGLÉS un mapa del lenguaje ITALIAN a language map JAPANESE a language map NORWEGIAN a language map PASHTO a language map POLISH a language map PORTUGUESE a language map RUSSIAN a language map SPANISH a language map SWAHILI a language map VIETNAMESE a language map

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kristine Kershul

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Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kristine Kershul before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kristine Kershul ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kristine Kershul

In research: Kristine Kershul appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kristine Kershul in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kristine Kershul is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American education writers, American publishers (people), Linguists from the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kristine Kershul outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Kristine Kershul in simple terms?

Kristine K. Kershul is an American author, publisher, linguist and teacher.

Why does Kristine Kershul matter?

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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