BBC - Learn German
Online lessons for beginners with audio, games, vocabulary, grammar explanations and exercises.
Deutsch-Lernen.com 10 German lessons for total beginners and 24 German grammar lessons for advanced learners are complemented by numerous interactive German language exercises , an introduction to new German language orthography and 2 online German language tests to improve and to evaluate your German language proficiency.
Deutsch für Dich - Goethe Institut Learn German together free of charge: Browse tutorials by language ability level and topic, and add them to your own learning list. You will find learning tips and you may share experiences with other users in the forum.
Busuu: Learn German This resource covers reading, writing, listening and speaking study options with a chance to practice in real-time with other language learners and native speakers.
Learners require some understanding of the language prior to starting.
Some features such as grammar lessons, videos & PDF files require paid premium membership.
Duolingo: German for English speakers Duolingo language programs teach vocabulary and build it into simple sentences through reading, writing, listening and speaking, with a ‘Tips’ section giving grammar explanations for each unit.
Foreign Services Institute: German FSI courses are developed by the United States government and offer high-quality materials geared for language fluency.
The website is basic and some of the material is dated, but the courses, designed for complete beginners, are of merit and and include many hours of audio, as well as several repetition and response drills.
The focus is on listening and speaking, and less so on reading and writing.
Livemocha: Learn German Livemocha’s lessons focus on reading, writing, listening and speaking skills separately. Material is broken down for the learner before being reassembled, allowing the student to apply what they’ve learned.
The website offers a social network type platform with chat options and friend suggestions and a community which is made up of teachers, language experts, other language learners, and native speakers who help each other learn through networking.
Some features require paid premium membership, but users can earn credit by ‘tutoring’ other learners.
Memrise German Courses Memrise offers courses created by its community and uses science-based learning techniques with"mems" - little snippets of imagination and humour that make things easy to remember.
The site uses gaming where learners can earn points, and compete against friends, and is good for learning and remembering new vocabulary. Users load their own own mems onto the site to help other learners.
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