German Resources On-Line

Resources for German Classes at St. John's Prep

 

Austrian Media

Links to various Austrian Media

German Reference Works

Very useful collection of dictionaries, maps and many other reference works

Austrian Press and Information Service

Portal to much information about Austria

German Newspapers

Links to German Newspapers - listed by state

German Culture

Links to articles on German culture, many in English

German Language Radio on-line

Links to a variety of German, Austrian and Swiss radio services, featuring music, news and cultural programming

German Periodicals

Links to German Newspapers and Magazines

CAPL

Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon

Searchable in German and English, includes pictures

German Internet Television

Links to a variety of German, Austrian and Swiss TV services

Deutsche Welle

German Radio and TV network, site can be accessed in 30 languages

Goethe Institute's

links to dictionaries, grammars and other resources

Aerial Photos of German Cities

Photos of German cities from the air, arranged by Bundesländer.

Deutsche Welle Language Course

German exercises from Deutsche Welle

German Teaching Aids

Teaching materials by Nancy Thuleen who teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

FreeDic Online Wörterbuch

This is a very good on-line dictionary with verb conjugations and other useful information

German Exercises Online 

Contains a number of exercises to help you with German, including audio files of native speakers, vocabulary builders, crossword puzzles and grammar aids.

Frequently asked questions about German culture 

Quick information for almost any aspect of German culture from Holidays to how the telephone system works.

Cultural Confrontations

 A site that discusses the differences between American and German speaking cultures.  What things that are socially acceptable in the USA are not in Germany or Austria?  Sections on all aspects of culture and history.

German Favorite Foreign Language Web Resources 
Enormous number of links arranged by subject areas.  Very comprehensive.
Länder der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Quick information and links on the German states.

International Characters

A chart that shows the keystrokes for typing accented letters and special characters in other languages using Windows

Euro Information  

Provides information on the Euro, banknotes and coins.

 

Another site with Euro information

 

 

The Deutschland Portal

The Deutschland Portal is the central, non-commercial access to Germany on the Internet. 

CIA World Factbook

A collection of maps, flags, and geographic information for every country and territory in the world.

German Language Information & Exercises

This is German.About.com and has many useful exercises and explanations.

 

Deutschland Panorama

A site with panoramic images of several German cities

Quia German Exercises

Hundreds of exercises and games created by German teachers and students

American Association of Teachers of German site contains many resources for teaching and learning German. On-line self-correcting German exercises by Hogne Vindenes from Norway.

 

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