Remove all English-specific references from modules. Rewrite pronunciation instructions, grammar comparisons, reading rules, and exercises to be language-agnostic so the course works for students of any native language.

001 - Introduction of Reading.module

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ and after consonants:
 tz is used after a single short vowel:
 - {Platz}, {Schütze}, {setzen}
 
-**e.** German sch represents the same sound as English sh:
+**e.** German sch represents the sound /ʃ/ (as in {Schule}):
 - {Schüler}, {schreiben}, {waschen}, {Fischer}, {frisch}
 
 **f.** st at the beginning of a word is normally read "scht":
@@ -303,20 +303,20 @@ INTRO: Finally, let's learn about the pronunciation of v, w, qu, j, y, and some
 v is read as f (voiceless) in native German words:
 - {von}, {viel}, {Vogel}
 
-v is read like English v (voiced) in words of foreign origin (except when at the end of a word):
+v is read as a voiced /v/ sound in words of foreign origin (except when at the end of a word):
 - {Venus}, {Vatikan}, {Lava}
 
-**b.** w is always read like English v:
+**b.** w is always read as a voiced /v/ sound:
 - {will}, {Welt}, {Wagen}
 
-**c.** In the sequence qu, the u is read like English v:
+**c.** In the sequence qu, the u is read as a voiced /v/ sound:
 - {quer}, {Quadrat}, {Quittung}
 
-**d.** j is always read like the y in the English word "yes":
+**d.** j is always read as a /j/ sound (like the initial sound in {ja}):
 - {ja}, {jeder}, {jung}
 
 **e.** The letter y:
-y is read like the y in the English word "yes" before and after vowels:
+y is read as a /j/ sound before and after vowels:
 - {Yacht}, {Yen}, {Bayern}
 
 Before and after consonants, y is read like long ü in some words:
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ Before and after consonants, y is read like long ü in some words:
 like short ü in others:
 - {Symbol}, {Gymnasium}, {System}
 
-**f.** x and chs (except where the s is part of a grammatical ending) are read like the x in the English word "except":
+**f.** x and chs (except where the s is part of a grammatical ending) are read as a /ks/ sound:
 - {Hexe}, {Lexikon}, {boxen}
 - {sechs}, {Achse}, {Büchse}