Search
Engines for German Language Sites
German Language Search Engines and
Portals-- MetaGer,
Google
Deutschland, Yahoo! Deutschland, Yabba!, Web.de
Internet broadcasts in German are
accessible through the International Radio and Television
page of this WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs
Resources.
German
Language Learning Sites
• Deutsch Akademie's Online German Course-- "The most comprehensive [free] grammar trainer in the German speaking world." The grammar and vocabulary exercises are structured according to selected textbooks and to the levels of the European Framework of Reference for Languages. The program allows exercising particular grammatical problems, with answers. Requires free registration.
• Deutsche Welle-- The official German shortwave radio news and features service, with online audio. Note their free online German language courses with audio and video, designed for beginners, advanced users, and teachers of the German language. There are also slowly spoken news reports in German.
• Deutsched-- "German
lessons divided into pronunciation lessons (along with audio
examples), vocabulary lessons, and grammar lessons (along
with exercises and grammar tables), plus other features...
all the German lessons you'll ever need to learn the
language."
• dict.cc-- Interactive and extensive
online English-German and German-English dictionary, with
forum, audio, toolbar, and vocabulary trainer, where
"every visitor can suggest new translations and correct or
confirm other users' suggestions."
• Die Zeit-- Famous national weekly
German newspaper, with a free online archive of stories
going back to 1946.
• German Academic Exchange Service--
The main German sponsor of student and professor exchange
between Germany and other countries, internationalization
of education, promotion of German studies overseas, and
German educational cooperation with developing countries--
the best source on study, research, and teaching in
Germany, with information on and applications for each
program.
• German
with Laura-- From a teacher and enthusiast of the
German language, handy guidance and tips about the nuances
of the grammar, "to help you
improve your language skills, grow in confidence, and make
your learning process effective and fun."
• Goethe-Institut-- German
government-sponsored but autonomous cultural foundation
with a worldwide network that supports "all those actively
involved with Germany and its language and culture." Posts
some of its publications and information on many aspects
of Germany and the German language.
• Learn
a Language: German-- From Visual Link Languages,
"created by the U.S. Institute of Languages... to help
people bridge communication gaps and to give back to the
world in which we live." Includes vocabulary, phrases,
dictionary, cultural notes, blog, and forum.
• Learning and Teaching German-- From
ThoughtCo, "comprehensive German language guides to
improve reading, writing, and comprehension skills for
beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels."
• Noows-- Online magazine with
national and international news such as politics,
economics, sports, life, and so on, with special city
sites for Berlin.
• TypeIt.org-- "This page allows you
to easily type German characters (such as umlauts) without
a German keyboard. You can edit your text in the box and
then copy it to your document, e-mail message, etc."
• Vocabulix-- Learn
German free online, with vocabulary lessons, conjugation
tables, verb drills, grammar tips, and dictionary.
