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German holidays

article dealing with the state of the art German Museums online presence

Videos and exercises in a number of programs for learning German. Could be used as supplementary exercises and activities at various levels. Pegged to European Reference Framework, which aligns rather closely to ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines.

youtube lessons in German

A nice site for both students and teachers of French, German, Spanish and Welsh.  Click on Resources at the top of page to access language content.  Be sure to then click on the links on the left for individual language content.  Videos seem to be promising - especially for French. 

German TV program and online childrens cartoon series with activities

A great website for advanced learners. Travelling through Germany with an art-expert German learners go through adventures while finding the location of a stolen artifact while learning German. This site is for advanced level learners (A2 and above) - it is fun and interactive. The game may be played on the Web. Apps for smartphones may be downloaded for free.

Deutsche Welle

German culture

TV Episodes for FL language learners The episodes are available in German, French and Spanish. This website includes episode transcripts. Liscense priviliges must be purchased

German resources from Nancy Thuleen, Professor at the University of Wisconsin. Great resources include culture, links etc. Explore German 100 and 200 levels

Great tool for introductory language learning Spanish, German, Freanch and more. Games, worksheets, songs, comic maker

This is a fun website! Someone should take the initiative and add Arabic to it.

A great resource for German, ESL, French, Spanish and Russian teachers. Download lesson ideas, worksheets and much more

A great resource for teachers of German. Get access to lesson ideas, picutes collections, soudns,information about teaching and pedagogy and much more

Audio-Lingua offers mp3 recordings in several languages, at several levels of study.  You can select by theme, length, voice (male/female)

Excellent native-speaker audio clips (from 15 - 120 seconds long) available in multiple languages and filtered by proficiency level.

LanguageGuide.org is an online language learning resource available in numerous languages ranging from English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, Mandarin, Japanese, to Korean. This illustrated vocabulary guide contains sound-integrated exercises at three levels -- beginner, intermediate, and advanced, and allows for independent practice at the learner's own pace. These practice exercises are appropriate for elementary and middle school students and this resource would be well suited on a teacher webpage. Thematic topics vary by language but generally include numbers, parts of the body, clothing, food, animals, weather, home, and school. There is an option menu on each screen for listening, speaking, and reading practice, as well as a quiz for students to check their comprehension. Some languages also feature a Grammar and Readings section for more advanced learners.

The Office of State Assessment for New York provides comprehensive exams for French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, and Spanish. Available are past exams, teacher dictation sheets, and scoring keys including rubrics to assess student performance. Several past exams are provided for free.

German culture and online participation activities

German Teachers - check this out! This site offers a variety of free apps for the beginning language learner. On these apps the learner can practice a variety of vocabulary i. e. classroom vocabulary, food, basic conversational phrases etc.

This is a website provided through Deutsche Welle. Two teams of German learners from all over the world compete with each other. A very fun and interactive learning adventure. It reminds me a little of the Amazing Race. An advantage - everything is free, videos, activities, worksheets.