German learning resources
Beginners
Portsmouth University Beginners' German
This website from Portsmouth University provides an easy to understand, comprehensive guide to German grammar, covering everything from how to pronounce "Guten Tag" to more complicated verb tables and grammatical explanations
Deutsch Plus Online
A well-organised, interesting site from the BBC with interactive activities and exercises on a variety of themes such as hospitality, shopping, travel, and celebrations
German for Beginners
A combination of practical grammatical explanations and exercises accompanied by audio files, along with links to many other related topics, such as German-language music, chat, pen-pals, and more
German for Travellers
A commercial website with some open materials with grammar, vocabulary, interactive exercises, videos, audio files, and games
deutsch-lernen.com
A useful website with grammar and conjugations lessons completed by exercises
Speak7
A website with the very basics to start in German and even a note on how to write a letter to a pen friend
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Intermediate
Deutsch Plus
10 interesting online topics based on the 20-part TV series and build on the basics of Talk German. The programmes are repeated regularly on BBC Learning
BBC Languages - German
A general one-stop-shop for German language exercises
Deutsche Grammatik – Satzbau
A recap in German of some Grammar basics
Learning German | Deutsche Welle
very useful websites with grammar lessons and podcasts to practice your understanding skills. There is also the possibility to watch the news in German
Deutsche Grammatik - Übungen
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Advanced
Deutsch Lernen mit Jetzt
This inter-active web magazine from the Goethe Institute is great for contemporary issues. It focuses on the development of reading and listening/viewing skills and creative writing. The tasks and exercises are based on articles from the online youth magazine from Süddeutsche Zeitung and on accompanying video sequences. Interactive components are discussion boards, a tutored language learning chat and an online wiki writing workshop
German Quickly
Interactive one- and two-person quizzes that test your knowledge of difficult constructions and phrases, time phrases, modal verbs, relative pronouns, idioms, and the passive
The Internet Handbook of German Grammar
Advanced grammatical explanations in English
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German for Business
Marktplatz – Deutsche Sprache in der Wirtschaft
Online German course
Gute Manager sind auch gute Kommunikatoren
E-course for communication skills
Financial Times Deutschland
Focus Nachrichtenmagazin
WDR Wirtschaftsnachrichten
Online videos and audio with business topics
ARD Börse
Online videos and audio with financial topics
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Dictionaries
Goethe Institut
A wide selection of German online dictionaries
The Internet Picture Dictionary: German
Picture dictionary for beginner
Language Guide
Picture dictionary for beginners
Pons
Dictionary with flash card builder for beginners
LEO German-English dictionary
Vocabulix
Verb lists with verb-trainer
Wortschatz-Lexikon
Word of the day with a link to a newspaper article
German Idioms
WordChamp
Read foreign websites without a dictionary using a Web Reader
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Culture
Germany
Tatsachen über Deutschland
A reference book offering up-to-date statistical information about Germany as well as insight into modern life in Germany – business, culture, or politics
Goethe Institut
Provides information about Germany and the German language and is a great starting point for links to a large number of German-language websites discussing everything from architecture to sport
Just landed: Germany
An online resource for culture, events, languages, etc. in Germany
Germany Index
Yahoo search engine for websites related to Germany
Switzerland
Swiss Info
A web magazine dedicated to news and culture in Switzerland
Just landed: Schweiz
An online resource for culture, events, languages, etc. in Switzerland
Information about the History of Switzerland
A brief introduction to Swiss history
Swiss Culture
A general introduction to Swiss culture
Switzerland Index
Yahoo! search engine for websites related to Switzerland
Austria
Just landed: Österreich
An online resource for culture, events, language, etc. in Austria
Austria Index
Yahoo! search index for websites related to Austria
Luxemburg
Just landed: Luxemburg
An online resource for culture, events, languages, etc. in Luxemburg
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Media
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international broadcaster: online, on-screen and over the air. It provides a European perspective to audiences around the world and promotes intercultural dialogue
ORF
The public broadcast station for Austria
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Games
Weltreise Deutsch
Traveling the world in German - a journey on the Internet
Musikreise
Online game where students travel virtually through the current German music scene
Mission Europe
A computer game
Sprachrätsel
Riddles, word games etc., for advanced learners
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