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  • The German Project

    The German Project

    The German Project offers a varied set of resources for language learners of German including short children's stories, basic grammar information, and online lessons.

  • Free German Language Learning Resources - Goethe Institut

    Click on the links below to learn more about the FREE German Language Learning resources available from the the Goethe Institut.

    Practice German Goethe Institut USA 1

    Practice German Goethe Institut USA 2

    Practice German Goethe Institut USA 3

    http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/saf/prj/stg/enindex.htm?wt_sc=stepintogerman

    https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/mat.html

    https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/mat/dfk/afterschoolgerman/gog.html

    https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/spr/unt/mat/dfk.html

  • Children's Books Forever

    CB header

    offers a sample of free books for kids is various languages accessible online. The languages available are: English, Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish.

  • Teacher & Student Instructional Resources - German

    The following are the Board approved instructional resources for the German language program:

    Resource 

    Cover 

    Course(s)

    Deutsch Aktuell Level 1
    2017

    EMC

    Deutsch Aktuell I German I
    &
    German II

    Deutsch Aktuell Level 2
    2017

    EMC

    Deutsch Aktuell II German II
    &
    German III

    Deutsch Aktuell Level 3
    2017

    EMC

    Deutsch Aktuell III German IV

    Denk mal
    2016

    Vista

    denk mal 2016

    German V
    German VI
    German VII

    Aspekte 1
    2007

    Langenscheidt Education

    aspekte 1
    German VIII
    AP German Language & Culture

    Aspekte 2
    2007

    Langenscheidt Education

    aspekte 2 German VIII
    AP German Language & Culture

        

    Follow the links below to access more information about:

    • EMC Deutsch Aktuell Series
    • VHL Student enrollment instructions This video provides instructions on how to enroll as a student (see your teacher for more information).
    • VHL Teacher and Student Supersite access
    • Vista Webinar Supersite Schedule (teachers)
    • Vista Supersite Tutorials
  • Language Proficiency Targets - German

    The language proficiency targets indicate what students are expected to do with the language at the end of each course in terms of producing language (speaking and writing), understanding language (listening and reading), and interacting with others in the language. Proficiency targets for each language are based on the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. 

    Click on each of the headings for details on the target skills for each level. 

    Level

    WL Interpersonal

    Interpersonal
    Communication

    WL Speaking

    Presentational
    Speaking

    WL Writing

    Presentational
    Writing

    WL Listening

    Interpretive
    Listening

    WL Reading

    Interpretive
    Reading

    Level I

    Novice
    High
    Novice
    High
    Novice
    High
    Novice 
    High
    Intermediate
    Low

    Level II

    Intermediate 
    Low
    Intermediate 
    Low
    Intermediate 
    Low
    Intermediate 
    Low
    Intermediate
    Mid (-)

    Level III

    Intermediate 
    Mid (-)
    Intermediate 
    Mid (-)
    Intermediate 
    Mid (-)
    Intermediate 
    Mid (-)
    Intermediate 
    Mid

    Level IV

    Intermediate 
    Mid
    Intermediate 
    Mid
    Intermediate 
    Mid
    Intermediate 
    Mid
    Intermediate
    High (-)

    Level V - VIII

    Intermediate
    High (-) to
    Advanced Low
    Intermediate 
    High (-) to 
    Advanced Low
    Intermediate 
    High (-) to 
    Advanced Low
    Intermediate 
    High (-) to 
    Advanced Low
    Intermediate 
    High to 
    Advanced Low

    Learn more about ACTFL's Language Proficiency Guidelines and the NCSSFL-ACTFL Global CAN-DO Benchmark Statements.

     

  • KONZEPTE UND MATERIALIEN

    Konzepte und Materialien

    The Goethe-Institut is the world’s leading provider of German teacher training and advisors for curricula and teaching materials for hands-on learning. They offer an extensive program of teacher training, including distance learning and their site includes materials for teachers to use in the classroom.

  • Tatsachen über Deutschland

    Tatsachen über Deutschland handbuchTatsachen über Deutschland JugendbuchTatsachen über Deutschland Ehandbuch 
    "The website "Facts about Germany" invites you to get to know present-day Germany. It offers profound basic knowledge and guidance - especially designed for readers abroad, whose interest in the country extends beyond what they happen to pick up in the flood of daily news." Source: https://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/en/about-us

  • MIT: Foreign Language News and Newspapers

    "The foreign-language newspaper sites listed here are a sample of material available on the Web free of charge:

    Chinese  French  German  Italian  Japanese  Portuguese  Russian  Spanish

    These news sites are selected especially for language students, but all are invited to peruse these pages at their leisure."

    Source: MIT Libraries

  • Easy German - YouTube

    EasyGerman YouTube webThis Playlist is part of the Easy Languages channel on You tube that presents language usage in context.

    Click here to see all the videos on the Easy German Playlist.

  • ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines - Language Samples

    ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines Samples 

    "The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines 2012 describe five major levels of proficiency: Distinguished, Superior, Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice. The description of each major level is representative of a specific range of abilities. Together these levels form a hierarchy in which each level subsumes all lower levels. The major levels Advanced, Intermediate, and Novice are divided into High, Mid, and Low sublevels. The subdivision of the Advanced level is new."

    Samples are available for the following languages at the ACTFL website:

     Arabic| Chinese| French| German| Japanese| Portuguese| Spanish

  • American Association of Teachers of German

    AATGThe American Association of Teachers of German supports the teaching of the German language and German-speaking cultures in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education in the United States. The AATGpromotes the study of the German-speaking world in all its linguistic, cultural and ethnic diversity, and endeavors to prepare students as transnational, transcultural learners and active, multilingual participants in a globalized world.

  • Phonetik: Die Laute des Deutschen

    Phonetics UIOWA

    This interactive website from the University of Iowaoffers visual information about the manner, place, and voice of the production of sounds of the German language. Every sound is presented with its equivalence on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), a graphic animation of the production of the sound, and a short video of an example of the use of the sound.

  • LangMedia Resources for German

    LangMedia German Germany

    German in Germany Index

    "LangMediahas a special mission to provide materials in languages less-commonly offered by colleges and universities in the United States. The site also has a commitment to providing authentic materials depicting differences in regional dialects and language-usage among speakers of the more commonly taught languages worldwide."

  • BBC Languages - German

    BBC Languages German

    BBC German Language: Online lessons with audio, games, vocabulary, grammar explanations and exercises

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