CCSF LANGUAGE CENTER
	GERMAN LINKS

Click here for the link to 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.

DEUTSCH: NA KLAR! has companion on-line exercises for the grammar, vocabulary and culture materials presented in the 5th edition.

DEUTSCH: NA KLAR! - 4th edition.

STATIONEN: Ein Kursbuch für die Mittelstufe - German 3A/3B - 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 fun Deutsche-Welle site. See how cool learning German can be! Forget the Sauerkraut and Lederhosen stereotypes and take the test, shop, and find out fun facts about Germans and Germany. 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. A list of topics can help get you going. Times are given when each speaker is available. Check it out!

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

languageguide.org (from Austin, Texas) See the picture, read the text, hear the pronunciation (just guide your mouse over the picture, no clicking!) Alphabet, numbers, many categories of vocabulary. A wonderful resource.

DEUTSCH PLUS is a series of multimedia activities for beginners, with video and audio clips.

LINDENSTRASSE is a long-running German series (since 1985!) which can now be viewed online. Here's an opportunity to just watch, listen and enjoy! (NEW!)

GERMAN FOR WORK is another series from the BBC. The "Getting There," "Being There", sections offer practical tips about working in Germany. The "Doing It" section offers video and sound clips with useful phrases and activities for key activities such as sales, hotel, catering.

ONLINE GERMAN COURSE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER. This is an online Beginners' German containing twenty chapters of dialogue and exercises which are designed to give the absolute beginner a grounding in the rudiments of the German language, as well as providing background 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 sounds, this is the place for you! NEW!

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 ABOUT GERMANY is a comprehensive site to answer your questions about the country, its history, culture, legal system, economy, and much more. NEW!

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY GERMAN STUDIES (AICGS) at The Johns Hopkins University has compiled an electronic directory of resources fostering German-American cooperation which lists information on a broad range of predominantly American-supported programs fostering German-American cooperation in the social sciences. Listings include government, university and college, association, corporate, and foundation resources.

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

GERMANY-INFO is the premier US web publication on Germany. Subscribe to receive the weekly on-line newsletter "The Week in Germany", which brings you topics on culture, education, business and technology, government and politics.

THE GERMAN WAY. Enter the German Zone (Vorsicht!); a well-organized site for books, schools, travel, links, 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, sports.

Open Directory Project - German language version. This site strives to be the definitive catalog of the Web. It is developed and maintained by a community of "net-citizens" who are experts in their areas of interest. Also accessible here are sites specific to Austria and Switzerland. NEW!

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 governators come from, there’s much more.

SWITZERLAND. A directory for all things Swiss.

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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 newfound knowledge!

SHOPPING/EINKAUFEN

Shop virtually anytime in Berlin's greatest department store, Kaufhaus des Westens a/k/a KaDeWe:

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!

FUSSEL'S "HEILE WELT". Easy-to-understand cartoons commenting on everyday life.

GERMAN ETIQUETTE

25 etiquette tips -- not just for business travelers. 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."

DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCH DIENST (DAAD)

(GERMAN ACADEMIC EXCHANGE SERVICE)

DAAD is the largest academic exchange program 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. [back to top]

RADIO AND TELEVISION ON-LINE

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.

PRINT/NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES

DEUTSCHLAND is an informative magazine on politics, culture, business, and science published by the German government and offered in German, English, French and Spanish.

Updated: 01/27/2009

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