Resources

Here you will find some of my favorite online German resources, each with a brief description:

 

Leo (www.leo.org) Online German-English dictionary.  Only downside is it gives about a thousand synonyms for each word you look up.  It does, however, list the definite article (gender) and plural forms of nouns, as well as the perfect and imperfect form of past tense verbs.  There is also an app for smart phones.

 

Spiegel  (www.spiegel.de for German or www.spiegel.de/international for English).  Germany's equivalent of Time Magazine or Newsweek.  Contains articles and videos on all aspects of German culture.

 

Berliner Zeitung (www.berliner-zeitung.de) Website for Berlin's main newspaper.

 

ProSieben. (www.prosieben.de)  Website for a German tv channel, equivalent to Fox.  Contains many American programs translated into German.  Unfortunately not all of these programs play here in America due to international copyright laws.

 

 

ZDF  (www.zdf.de)  Website for another German tv channel.  Click on "Sendungen" for the list of tv shows.  Not as many American programs.  Many of these shows do work here in America.

 

Easy German  (www.easygerman.org)  This is a series of videos on German life made specifically for people learning German.  Each episode features a different topic and shows interviews of real Germans on the streets of Germany.  They also include subtitles in both German and English at the bottom.

 

Quizlet (www.quizlet.com)  Students can create their own digital flashcards and use them to study or play a variety of games.  I have folders for every class with every word they will need for the year.  Click here for my list of quizlets.

 

Nancy Thuleen (www.nthuleen.com) College German professor who created a website with handouts, worksheets and answer keys on every type of grammar covered in class.  Some of these worksheets will be used in class/for homework, but students are encouraged to consult this website on their own when using new grammar.