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GERMAN WEBSPIDER

A Web-Guide to German-Speaking Countries

What can I find on this web site: A quick guide

BASIC INFORMATION on German-speaking countries

LITERARY RESOURCES (for university students)

TRAVEL information on German-speaking countries

German-language MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS

Looking for a German EMAIL PARTNER ?

CITY SITES/SIGHTS - Surf the German speaking countries by city or region

I need information on the major German POLITICAL PARTIES

OTHER USEFUL SITES (e.g., if you want to order a book or a video from Germany)

I want to PRACTICE MY GERMAN (for high school students in particular)

Created by Robert Weninger for instructional purposes on February 5 and 12, 2001 and updated regularly.

 

BASIC INFORMATION:

Looking for German websites? Go to Yahoo.de

Are you writing a paper about the European Union
just visit their website for answers.

Der FISCHER-Weltalmanach
Info über alle Staaten der Erde

Infobote : A superb German search machine with numerous links in all fields and subjects

Internetbibliothek.de : A German gateway with brief site descriptions

Looking for information on the German government, Bundestag or Bundesrat? Go to the following...

German Information Center

German Government

The Bundesrat

Federal Statistics Office

 

 

 

LITERARY RESOURCES:

Need texts? Go to the Gutenberg web site

Are you writing a paper on German literature, an author, period, genre? Go to Jack Lynch 's webpage, he will help you find the sites you need

Internet Resources for Germanists at the University of Wisconsin

Women in German Studies Home Page

Andreas Lixl's German Studies Trails

The website of the Deutsche Bibliothek

The website of the DLA (Deutsches Literaturarchiv) in Marbach

The website of the British Library in London

To order second hand books in German go to the Zentrales Verzeichnis Antiquarischer Buecher

To find information on German universities and institutions of higher education, click here

To order books in German go to amazon.de

A site to find basic information about German writers and German literary history

 

TRAVEL:

Planning a trip to Germany? Click on the map below or go to http://www.deutschland-tourismus.de/ for more information

Taking a Train in Germany? Plan ahead by going to the German Bundesbahn

Or do you need information on Switzerland? Click on the map or go to http://www.switzerlandtourism.ch/

Taking a Train in Switzerland? Plan ahead by going to the Swiss Bundesbahn

Or Austria? Click on the map or go to http://www.austria-tourism.at/

Taking a Train in Austria? Plan ahead by going to http://www.oebb.at/, the Austrian Bundesbahn.

 

CITY SITES/SIGHTS:

Find out more about the great variety of places to visit by clicking on any of these images:

 

DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE YOUR GERMAN?

For the Goethe-Institute's site for learners of German -
Click here

For access an Austrian 'Portal' into German activities and info pages
Click here

Doing German homework on the Net?
Click here

For example, to test yourself on 
German grammar, click this

Or go to the Beginner's Guide to 
Following the News in German

Yes, even the BBC has a German skills
webpage; just click here

Click here to access a Wortlexikon , an encyclopedia of German words

Also try these interactive websites, even when you don't have the textbook: Stufen 2 and Stufen 3

 

LOOKING FOR MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS? TRY THESE...

Frankfurter Rundschau
Die Süddeutsche Zeitung
Die FAZ
Die TAZ
JUMA -- An online magazine for learners of German
Deutsche Welle
Der Spiegel
Focus
The Tagesschau
The Handelsblatt : News from the Economy 
ZDF Online
Deutschland Magazine
Die Neue Zürcher Zeitung , the leading Swiss newspaper
Das Manager-Magazin
A Goethe-Institute List of German Media and Newspapers, organized by theme

 

DO YOU WANT A GERMAN EMAIL PARTNER? ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A CHATROOM?

International Tandem Network : Click here if you want to find a mother-tongue German speaker as an email partner to help you learn German. The idea is that you help her/him with English and receive help with your German in return.

 

LINKS TO THE MAJOR GERMAN POLITICAL PARTIES

SPD: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands

Christlich-Demokratische Union (Deutschlands)

Freie Demokratische Partei (Deutschlands)
Die Linke

 

OTHER USEFUL SITES

Haus der Geschichte der Bunderespublik Deutschland

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Last modified Wednesday, 28-Oct-2009 15:26:44 GMT  by  Robert Weninger