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	GERMAN LINKS

Click here to access the Deutsch: Na Klar! blog by CCSF German faculty members Dr. Leslie Pahl and Dr. Susanne Schwarzer.
Click here to access Frau Hoelscher’s audio drop box page for student recording.
Click here for the Spring 2009 tutoring schedule for German at the Learning Assistance Center, R-207.

Check out the Pons website, one of the most detailed international dictionaries and high-quality language tools on the web. In addition to excellent dictionaries, Pons.eu provides a free web service to help students with challenging German grammar and translating entire texts.

Deutsch: Na Klar! has on-line activities to accompany the grammar, vocabulary, and culture materials presented in the 5th edition.

Deutsch: Na Klar! has on-line activities to accompany the grammar, vocabulary, and culture materials presented in the 4th edition.

Check out the Stationen: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe student companion website.

CCSF German instructor Leslie Pahl has compiled chapter-by-chapter (1-7) quizzes and exercises to accompany Deutsch: Na Klar!

Germanizer! Get “Germanized” with this site. See how fun learning German can be! This site also links to Deutsche-Welle’s language-learning programs.

Chat auf Deutsch! Chat in real time with native German speakers at the University of Giessen.

German Steps is a BBC on-line program with sound and video files, cultural information, and practical conversations for listening and speaking comprehension.

With Languageguide.org see the pictures, read the text, and hear the pronunciation. Just hover your mouse over each picture (no clicking!) Learn the alphabet, numbers, and many other categories of vocabulary.

Deutsch Plus is a series of multimedia activities for beginners.

Lindenstrasse is a long-running German series (since 1985!) that can now be viewed online. Watch, listen, and enjoy!

Online German Course contains twenty chapters of dialogue and exercises that are designed to give the absolute beginner the basics of the German language as well as information about life and culture in all the major German-speaking countries.

Conjugate German verbs. Track your progress with graded, customizable conjugation exercises. Now there’s an easy way of drilling “ich lerne, du lernst, er/sie/es lernt.”

The Sounds of German. Visit this website from the University of Iowa and prepare to be amazed! See how German is spoken phonetically. If you’ve ever struggled with the umlaut , this is the place for you!

Dictionary. From the TU Chemnitz, here's an online dictionary with 354,000 + German/English/German translations with context examples, synonyms, sound files for each word, word lists for special themes and German and American pronunciations created by native speakers.

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Go Google auf Deutsch!

Or Yahoo!

Das Deutschland Portal is Germany’s official website, offering comprehensive links to German information on the Internet.

Facts abot Germany is a comprehensive site to answer your questions about the country, its history, culture, legal system, economy, and much more.

The German Resources Catalog is compiled by the Goethe Institute in New York. It provides information on where to order German books and other materials in the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, there is an overview of suppliers of videos and magazines.

The German Way. Enter the German Zone (Vorsicht!); a well-organized site for books, schools, travel, links, and photos.

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Why not start with the Hauptstadt? Berlin’s official site is full of links to all corners of the great city.

Berlinonline is the place for information on culture, travel, leisure, and sports.

The Open Directory Project strives to be the definitive catalog of the Web. Developed and maintained by a community of “net-citizens” who are experts in their areas of interest, this German version also includes sites specific to Austria and Switzerland.

Hamburg is a cosmopolitan city in Northern Germany. Visit it next time you’re in Germany! It’s where the Beatles got their start!

Cologne. Known to German speakers as Köln, it’s a happening place.

Munich (München) isn’t just about the Oktoberfest.

German also spoken here!

Austria. Not just the place where California’s governor comes from, there’s much more.

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German Holidays and Traditions

Learn about various holidays celebrated in Germany, from the well-known to the obscure. What is St. Martin’s Day? And how did the Love Parade get its start?

Christmas in German-Speaking Europe

Click here to learn more about Christmas customs in Germany from the German Information Service.

Click here to view a short video on the wonders of the German Christmas markets. At this site you can also click on links to view various markets from around Germany.

Everything you wanted to know about Christmas in German-speaking countries. Discover the truth about the Christmas pickle. Then take an on-line test to check your new-found knowledge!

Shopping/Einkaufen

Looking for a quark maker? A garden dwarf? Look no further for those must-have German items!

Humor

A German sense of humor? Na, klar! Check out this website to find out more about it!

German Etiquette

25 etiquette tips to find out what’s appropriate and what’s not. Do the right thing!

Who wants to be a millionaire? Test your knowledge of German culture with this fun, self-correcting quiz (in English).

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Goethe Institute

The Goethe Institute is a world-wide promoter of the German language offering numerous resources for students of German. Check the website for scheduled events such as art exhibits, movies, lectures. Don't miss the Berlin & Beyond festival in January at the Castro Theater. For language learners, check out the online exercises under "Language Learning."

German Consulate General (San Francisco)

German Dining in San Francisco and the East Bay

Conversation Groups and Clubs

San Francisco German Language Party meets on Tuesdays from 7 - 10 p.m. Please be a non-smoker.

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Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD)

(German Academic Exchange Service)

DAAD is one of the largest academic exchange programs in the world. Additionally, it awards scholarships, sponsors German and European studies programs at its DAAD centers (there is one at UC Berkeley), and generally promotes "change through exchange."

Deutsche Kultur International (German Culture International) offers information on projects and programs that promote international academic, youth, and artistic exchanges.

Gateway to Germany is an informative and helpful site from the German government that answers practical questions about studying and living in Germany.

The German National Tourist Board is part of the German Foreign Ministry. It offers many tips on planning a trip to Germany.

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Radio and Television

Find sources for on-line viewing and listening here.

Deutsche Welle (television and radio) comes direct to you from Deutschland with all sorts of resources for listening and viewing. For language learners, there are various podcasts available such as "Slowly Spoken News Updates, "Alltagsdeutsch" (fun reports about life in Germany along with manuscripts), and "Sprachbar" (headlines, figures of speech, grammar, all explained.)

Listen to German language broadcasts and pop/rock music to practice your listening comprehension skills.

Radio Goethe is a Goethe Institute-sponsored weekly radio program. Here the latest in German pop/rock/techno music. San Francisco's own KUSF is one of Radio Goethe's broadcast stations.

Television

The Tagesschau is one of Germany's leading national evening news program. See video clips of late-breaking news in Germany.

Newspapers and Magazines

Bild Zeitung. The easily accessible language makes this a good newspaper for beginners.

Focus is MSN's German on-line newspaper.

Stern is a popular illustrated weekly.

Der Spiegel is Germany's answer to Time magazine, but written at a New York Times level; Vorsicht: for advanced learners!

Film

German Cinema features information on film festivals, news releases, archives, and a virtual magazine with all the latest on German cinema.

Updated: 11/20/2009

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