DeutschOnlineLernen is a 20-part video course for beginning German on Youtube. The course covers basic German grammar concepts, such as noun gender and declension, basic verb conjugation and more.
A couple of sentences introduce each lesson; translations and vocabulary lists follow, reviewing and introducing the words used in the lesson. A basic grammar explanation is also given. A few translation exercises at the end review what you've learned in that lesson.
The videos are done in a "slideshow" format, similar to watching a PowerPoint, with audio. The voices used are clear, and the video and voices go very slow so it's easy to keep up and understand what's being said.
I feel that the videos might be good review for basic German grammar, rather than trying to learn the grammar from the video itself, since it might help to have some more explanation of the grammar when first trying to understand it. Also, in the vocabulary lists, the genitive endings are included along with the plural endings, which might be confusing, since the genitive isn't used or explained until later videos.
Overall, good videos for reviewing basic grammar concepts and picking up a few new words.
See lesson 1 of the course here. Write your own review of the course below!
(I will review the companion website, Deutsch-Online-Lernen.com, in the next blog post.)
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Friday, November 25, 2011
CNN Article: Learning German through rock music
German indie rock band Madsen has been touring the US to perform concerts - and promote the German language.
See the article on CNN.com here.
See the article on CNN.com here.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
How-To-Learn-Any-Language.com: German
How-To-Learn-Any-Language.com is a site "for people who love languages." The site is run by a Swiss entrepreneur named Francois Micheloud, based on his own experiences with learning languages (see the About page).
The site has a profile on the German language here, providing general information about the language and where you can use it (although I don't know if I agree that "few learn for pleasure" and that "few people speak any German" :) ). The site gives difficulty ratings for languages; German has a rating of three out of five. There is a copy of Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language." It also has an (unfinished) list of reasons to learn German.
The site hosts forums for members to discuss language learning in general (which are in English). There is also a forum in German here.(Posting to the forums requires a free account).
The site also has information about language learning in general.
Post comments below!
The site has a profile on the German language here, providing general information about the language and where you can use it (although I don't know if I agree that "few learn for pleasure" and that "few people speak any German" :) ). The site gives difficulty ratings for languages; German has a rating of three out of five. There is a copy of Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language." It also has an (unfinished) list of reasons to learn German.
The site hosts forums for members to discuss language learning in general (which are in English). There is also a forum in German here.(Posting to the forums requires a free account).
The site also has information about language learning in general.
Post comments below!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
German Website Index
I have created an index for German learning and cultural websites. I will put the websites in an organized list, so you can find a website quickly and easily. So far there are only a few sites in the index, but I will add more regularly.
To access the index, click on the tab above named "Index" or click here: Index.
If you have a favorite website on German, let me know! Post it below in the comments section or email me (see About tab above).
To access the index, click on the tab above named "Index" or click here: Index.
If you have a favorite website on German, let me know! Post it below in the comments section or email me (see About tab above).
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Website: Vistawide.com
Vistawide is a website about "World Languages & Cultures." The website has a lot of information about language learning, both generally, like statistics over languages and language learning tips, and also for specific languages.
The German page has a list of pages on the German language. It has topics helpful for beginners, like Common German beginner mistakes and interactive German Practice Activities.
The site also has pages for links on German culture, from German Music to German Magazines & Newspapers, and even German Kinderlieder (children's songs).
Also check out out the German Links page for a list of links to other sites on German.
Basically, this site is helpful for beginners, or to find links for learning about German culture.
Post comments on the site below!
The German page has a list of pages on the German language. It has topics helpful for beginners, like Common German beginner mistakes and interactive German Practice Activities.
The site also has pages for links on German culture, from German Music to German Magazines & Newspapers, and even German Kinderlieder (children's songs).
Also check out out the German Links page for a list of links to other sites on German.
Basically, this site is helpful for beginners, or to find links for learning about German culture.
Post comments on the site below!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Learning German for Portuguese Speakers - Aprenda Alemão
Here are some links for learning German (alemão) aimed at Portuguese speakers (other languages coming soon!):
Websites
Websites
- Aprenderalemao.com: Quero aprender alemão - Cursos de Alemão (Blog)
- BabelMundo.com.pt: Língua e Cultura Alemã
- Deutsche Welle: CURSOS DE ALEMÃO
- Evandro.net: Aprenda Alemão - Deutsch Lernen (has some links)
- Goethe-Institut: Angola
- Goethe-Institut: Portugal
- Goethe-Institut: Brasil
- Wikilivros: Alemão
- Wikipédia: Língua alemã
- Wikiversidade: Portal - Letras/Alemão
- albertoflugbegleiter (Youtube Channel)
- Curso de Alemao = German-1-1
- Dias da Semana e Meses - ALEMÃO
- Expressões básicas - ALEMÃO
- PROJETO APRENDER ALEMÃO.wmv
- Google Translate: Portuguese to German / German to Portuguese
- pauker.at: Portugu Alem Wörterbuch
Monday, June 6, 2011
Learning German on ehow.com
ehow.com is a "how-to" website, with articles written by ehow contributers and also users. The articles have a "Reference" list, which has links to other sites.
On each article is a list of other suggested articles, so you can really click around and find a lot of articles. However, there doesn't really seem to be a "main page" that collects all of the German articles or any other consistent kind of organization of all the German-related articles on the website.
The articles really vary in quality. Some articles are very well done; however, others have errors, so watch out for that.
There are a ton of German language articles on the site. Click around using the "Top 5 to Try" or "Related Articles & Videos" links, or use the search bar at the top of the page to find something specific. See below for a list of German-language "how-to" articles from ehow.com to get you started.
If you find an article that you think is very good, or have a comment in general on the site, email it to me or post it in the comments below!
On each article is a list of other suggested articles, so you can really click around and find a lot of articles. However, there doesn't really seem to be a "main page" that collects all of the German articles or any other consistent kind of organization of all the German-related articles on the website.
The articles really vary in quality. Some articles are very well done; however, others have errors, so watch out for that.
There are a ton of German language articles on the site. Click around using the "Top 5 to Try" or "Related Articles & Videos" links, or use the search bar at the top of the page to find something specific. See below for a list of German-language "how-to" articles from ehow.com to get you started.
If you find an article that you think is very good, or have a comment in general on the site, email it to me or post it in the comments below!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Frohe Ostern! (Happy Easter!)
Did you know that the Easter Rabbit tradition originated in Germany? Here are some links to learn more about how Germany celebrates Easter!
Another Easter tradition in Germany is to decorate the town's fountain or well with greenery and painted Easter eggs. Check out some pictures of "Osterbrunnen" here.
Easter Vocabulary
Ostern - Easter
das Küken - the chick
der Korb - the basket
das Osterfest - Easter
das Osterei - Easter egg
der Osterhase - Easter rabbit
- German.about.com:
- Ostern-im-Web: site in German with receipes, jokes, stories and more.
- Ostern-Online.de: another site in German all about Easter
- Travels Through Germany - Easter
- IloveIndia.com - Easter in Germany
- Journey-to-Germany.com - Easter in Germany
- EasterBunny's.net - Easter in Germany
Another Easter tradition in Germany is to decorate the town's fountain or well with greenery and painted Easter eggs. Check out some pictures of "Osterbrunnen" here.
Easter Vocabulary
Ostern - Easter
das Küken - the chick
der Korb - the basket
das Osterfest - Easter
das Osterei - Easter egg
der Osterhase - Easter rabbit
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wikibooks on German Part II: German for Non-English Speakers
Here are some more Wikibooks on the German language based on your native language (in alphabetical order). Some are very complete, some still need a lot of work.
Also: I'm compiling lists for German-language learning websites in languages other than English for future blog posts. If you know of some good websites, post them in the comments below or email them to me (click on the "About" tab near the top of the page). Thanks!
Also: I'm compiling lists for German-language learning websites in languages other than English for future blog posts. If you know of some good websites, post them in the comments below or email them to me (click on the "About" tab near the top of the page). Thanks!
- German for Afrikaans Speakers
- German for Arabic Speakers
- German for Catalan Speakers
- German for Chinese Speakers
- German for Czech Speakers
- German for Dutch Speakers
- German for Esperanto Speakers
- German for Finnish Speakers
- German for French Speakers
- German for Georgian Speakers
- German for Hebrew Speakers
- German for Icelandic Speakers
- German for Italian Speakers
- German for Japanese Speakers
- German for Malaysian Speakers
- German for Polish Speakers
- German for Portuguese Speakers
- German for Spanish Speakers
- German for Turkish Speakers
- German for Ukrainian Speakers
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
BBC - Languages - German
You already know the "What's so funny about German?" videos from previous posts, but the BBC website's language-learning section has a ton of other resources for learning German, especially for beginners!
The homepage is here: BBC - Languages - German. (Click here to get a BBC Languages newsletter.) A lot of the material is based on BBC TV shows, but you don't need to have watched the show to use or understand the materials!
The homepage is here: BBC - Languages - German. (Click here to get a BBC Languages newsletter.) A lot of the material is based on BBC TV shows, but you don't need to have watched the show to use or understand the materials!
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