Research Guides (LibGuides): German Language, Literature, and Culture: Language Learning Resources

Language Learning Resources

Our Street: German in Everyday Situations
Practice your German with this fun, interactive project from the Goethe Institute
Ticket to Berlin
Video lessons about six students in Berlin
Abfrager.de
Games for German children are great for beginners
The Absurdity of German
10 short videos featuring standup comic Henning Wehn on the funny things about the German language
Open Culture: Learn German for Free
Collection of audio-visual French lessons
TED Talks in German
These videos are frequently accompanied by transcripts in German and English.
Memrise Courses in German
Free online tool for vocabulary memorization

Online Dictionaries

German Unabridged Dictionary by Maree Airlie; Susie Beattie
ISBN: 9780061374906

Publication Date: 2008-03-11

Link leads to ebook version available with Butler University credentials.

Beolingus Dictionary
Search in more than 700,000 translations with examples and hints, explanations, synonyms, sayings, aphorisms, and quotations in English and German. Browse lists for special topics. Listen to German and English pronunciations spoken by native speakers. Out of Chemnitz University of Technology.

Print Dictionaries

The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary by J. B. Sykes; Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht
Call Number: PF3640 .O94 1990

ISBN: 9780198641414

Publication Date: 1990-11-29
Collins German-English, English-German Dictionary by Peter Terrell
Call Number: PF3640 .C68 1999

ISBN: 9780004705859

Publication Date: 1999-01-01

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Link leads to streaming video version available with Butler University credentials.

"Filmed in and around the Bavarian city of Munich, this energetic six-part series introduces all of the necessary components of contemporary conversational German while spotlighting cultural aspects of the country. Each program uses a lively group of speakers talking in a wide range of real-world surroundings to motivate beginners to make themselves heard—loud and clear."
Speak and Read German
Link leads to streaming audio version available with Butler University credentials.

Beginner's German lesson from Eric W. Bauer.

Visual Passport: German
Call Number: PF3112.7 .V57 2008

ISBN: 9781591259893

Publication Date: 2008-02-01

"With this handy mobile format, you can watch, pause, resume, or navigate thru lessons to desired content: greetings, travel, lodging, food, weather, and more. Native speakers teach essential vocabulary, phrases, sentences and engage in conversations. All spoken words appear as subtitles, English above and target language German below the action. Our friendly narrator offers special insights and tips for travelers. Additional relevant vocabulary is spoken with the words appearing on player screen."
Challenges of German Pronunciation by Scott Gardner; Valerie Coelho
Call Number: PF3137 .C53 2004

Publication Date: 2004

"Mastering the vowels, dipthongs, umlauts and consonants that make up the German language can be challenging for anyone. This fun-filled program teaches students of the language all the secrets of sounding like a native speaker! The program includes a series of very creative skits and provides a great deal of repetition in order to give your students the best in developing foreign language skills. Specifically designed for both beginners and advanced students."

Butler Libraries use the Library of Congress classification system, so you can find German language books at the following locations in Irwin Library:

PF 3001 - PF 5999