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Wie Geht's? GER111
Wie Geht's? website
Cengage website for your textbook Wie Geht's? : Practice your grammar and vocabulary with these publisher-made tools!
Babbel and Duolingo - Test Your German!!
- Babbel - GermanI am trying out the free parts of this program. Please do not give personal information to the site, if you are not comfortable, AND please do not purchase anything for this SLU GER111 course! This is totally supplemental and not required.
- Duolingo - DeutschSeems to be free and fun, so far.
Foto von dem Akademischen Tag 2013: Fanta Vier
Foto von dem Akademischen Tag 2013: Die Prinzen
Foto von dem Akademischen Tag 2013: Nena
E-Books/E-Buecher
German: A Biography of a Language by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780199750658Publication Date: New York : Oxford University Press, 2010Germanic beginnings. Timeline : from the earliest settlements in Northern Europe to the beginning of the Christian era --
The Germanic languages survive the Romans. Timeline : from the battle of Kalkriese to the end of the Western Roman Empire --
A fork in the road : high German, low German. Timeline : from the beginning of the middle ages to the Protestant reformation --
Bible German and the birth of a standard language. Timeline : from the beginning of the reformation to the beginning of the first industrial revolution --
The German language gets a state. Timeline : from the unification of Germany to the beginning of World War I --
Postwar comeback times two : a hight point, a double fall from grace, and recoveries. Timeline : from the end of World War I to the present.
If you want to read about the history of the German language, these e-books are available online at the library! See more e-books for German Literature and Language under the E-books Tab above.
Grimm Language by Call Number: E-bookPublication Date: 2010-04-29Addresses a number of issues in the Grimms' fairy tales from a (Germanic) linguist's point of view. Dealing with the Grimms' use of regional dialect material, various grammatical constructions, and specific nouns and adjectives in their "Children's and Household Tales", this book argues that the Grimms were following a number of objectives.
Die Fantastischen Vier - YouTube USA
Links to German Language, News, Culture, and Study Abroad Web sites
- Deutsche Post - LetterNet (Find German PenPals!)
- Deutsche Wellein 30 languages
- Foreign Service Institute - German
- German World Bilingual Magazine
Blogs for German
Sophie Scholl Film Fragebogen
- Questions about the film story and the making of the film!Please ask the questions in German/auf deutsch in short answer format.
Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage (2005) is a glimpse into the final days of Sophie Scholl one of the leaders of the Weisse Rose, a German Resistance Movement, during World War II. Please view the Trailer (in box below).
Please see me for the film, if you would like to view it again! The assignment (attached here) is due on Tuesday, January 29.
Sophie Scholl - Trailer (YouTube USA)
GER111 Syllabus
German - English & English - German Dictionary Online
- LEO DictionaryExplore word meanings, der-die-das, plurals, pronunciation, and MORE!
German - Arabic / Arabic - German Dictionary Online
GER111 Final Exam Review
The Topics and Page Numbers refer to Your Textbook!