LibGuides: Languages@BU: German Resources

German Beginner resources A1

Talk German
ISBN: 9780563520184

available at Talbot Campus, 3rd floor at 438.342/MAT

Michel Thomas German Foundation course
ISBN: 0340938927

8 audio Cds available from the library at Talbot Campus on the 3rd floor at 438.3421/THO

Enhanced Michel Thomas course on Panopto
We have, with the permission of the publishers, produced an enhanced version of the Michel Thomas courses. We have transcribed the course into short videos and also produced worksheets and revision sessions.These resources are now on Panopto.

Talk German 2 by Susanne Winchester
ISBN: 1406669776

Available at Talbot Campus on the 3rd floor at 438.3421/MAT

Breakthrough German 1 by Ruth Rach
ISBN: 0333637135

Available at Talbot Campus on the 3rd floor at 438/RAC

Deutsch Plus by Reinhard Tenberg, Susan Ainslie
ISBN: 0563519150

Available at Talbot Campus, 3rd floor at 438.3421/TEN

Unternehmen Deutsch by Conlin
ISBN: 1899888020

Available at Talbot Campus 3rd floor ar 438.3/CON

Oxford Premium German Dictionary (online)
BU Subscribes to the Oxford Premium online dictionaries. To access this resource from off campus you will need your BU user name and password

BBC Talk German
BBC website to accompany the Talk German book
Deutsch Welle Radio D
Audio language course aimed at beginners.
Deutsch Welle
A selection of language courses from Deutsche Welle some of which require you to sign up although they are all free.
German Euronews
Video news stories in German. Some with transcriptions
Free online German resources
An overview of some of the best free online resources for learning German from Cactus languages.
English German dictionary from bab.la
German games
German games to practise your language
Duolingo
Memerise German 1
Beginner's level German
Memrise German 4
Advanced level German
News in Slow German
This site only gives you the headline and the first paragraph of the news items. You have to subscribe for the full version.

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However it is still an excellent resource for improving your listening skills and widening your vocabulary.