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Links - German as a foreign language

The following collection of links was kindly made available by the Institute for Foreign Languages (IfF) at Reutlingen University.

Dict.cc
Duden (einsprachig)
Linguee
Pons

Cornelsen
Hueber
Klett
Schubert

Studierende am Campus

Tips for learning languages from the FU Berlin
Tips for foreign language learning at the University of Hamburg

Placement test Klett
Onset language placement test

Offers for all levels

Deutsche Welle
Offers from the Goethe Institute
Deutsch.info: courses, grammar, games and audio-visual materials in various languages
Deutschland.de: Tips and information on learning German, about Germany and the German language in 10 different languages
deutsch-lernen.com: German courses for different language levels

deutsch-lernen.com: German courses for different language levels
Deutsche Welle
Learning platform and community "German for you": exercises and learning games for beginners and advanced learners
"German Perfect": Reading, listening and practicing German at various levels on current topics about life in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Mein-Deutschbuch.de: Internet portal for German as a foreign language with grammar, verb lists, reading comprehension and videos

Easy German: (A1-C2)
Happy German
German with Benjamin: (B1-C2)
German with Marija: (from B1)

Offers according to level

"Deutschtrainer": App for practising vocabulary and structures with short audio dialogues at language level A1
German trial course "Mission Europe": Exciting crime thriller with audio and text files
Game "Learn German - The City of Words": Online game or app to learn your first words in German - with pictures, audios and example sentences. Also possible for several players.
Web portal “Mein Weg nach Deutschland”: Listening, reading, practicing, series “First Ways in Germany”, information about life in Germany in 25 languages

Podcast “Radio D”: audio language course on structures and idioms of the German language
Video German course "Nicos Weg": Video German course for beginners (from A1)

“Das Deutschlandlabor”: informative learning videos on the subject of living in Germany

"24H German" - learn German with Ida: Insight into young Germany with the German teacher Ida, from grammar and curiosities to learning strategies to tongue twisters and swearing.

Vier Studierende sitzen am Tisch und arbeiten in der Gruppe. Eine Studentin schreibt.

Telenovela "Jojo is looking for happiness": Jojo, a Brazilian, came to Germany to study. Interactive exercises and vocabulary aids for each episode
Video diary “Das Bandtagebuch”: the Munich hip-hop band EINSHOCH6 on their journey through Germany

“Slowly spoken news” from Deutsche Welle: current news, spoken slowly and clearly, to listen to and read along
Virtual University of Bavaria: open online courses on various topics and levels

Mein-Deutschbuch.de: grammar overview
Mein-Deutschbuch.de: Exercises
Grammatical: App for grammar A1-C1 - Google Play
Grammatical: App for grammar A1-C1 - App Store
Info 24: Exercises on German grammar
Lingolia: grammar overview and exercises

The sounds of German: Phonetic trainer from the University of Iowa
German Phonetics with Heidi and Milla: Videos with tips and tricks for pronunciation
Klett phonetics trainer: video tutorials on pronunciation

Goethe certificates
TestDaF
TestDaF exam preparation

Audio-lingua: database with recordings by native speakers, good search function (A1-C2)
"Deutsch aktuell": slowly spoken news and current topics, with vocabulary aids
Learn German: Podcast on and about learning German with various topics
German to go: listening texts for learners of German at various levels
Duolingo Stories
Step into German: Podcasts on the topics of music, sustainability, football and cinema

Duden spell checker
ProGram: Learning program to improve writing skills in German as a foreign language

Practical help in finding work and training
Learning German for refugees: offers from the Goethe Institute
Language course "Jicki Sprachdusche": German for Arabic speakers

Current German: current news and topics, spoken slowly or as text with vocabulary aids
German Bundestag: Information on the Bundestag in easy language
"German Perfect": Reading, listening and practicing German at various levels on current topics about life in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Duolingo Stories
Nachrichtenleicht.de: Weekly review in simple language
TAZ: News from the daily newspaper in easy language

Deutsche Welle German trainer (A1 and A2)
Goethe Institut: Vocabulary trainer of the Goethe Institut (app)
Goethe Institut: "My way to Germany"
Language Guide: Vocabulary exercises with audio examples
Links to the vocabulary of the Free University of Berlin
Quiz app for idioms
TELC vocabulary app C1

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