Modern Foreign Languages

GERMAN

BBC Alert
website
A BBC site that offers to send you a free e-mail informing you of any television/ radio programmes or events that are relevant to your area of interest.

BBC-Onion Street- Revision Rollercoaster
website
An essential study area which offers revision based live chat,daily chatrooms, interactive quizzes and study tips/advice pieces.

BBC-Communities- SOS Teacher
website
The BBC offers you the chance to ask a question about your GCSE subject or browse the schools archives.

BBC Languages-Learning German
website
A definitive site for learning about German Language and culture. Students can use the "Talk German" and "Deutsch Plus" on-line courses to improve upon their language skills or familiarise themselves with German news and society.

BBC-Deutsche Plus
website
Beginners' German course based around common travel phrases.

BBC-Communities- SOS Teacher
website
The BBC offers you the chance to ask a question about your GCSE subject or browse the schools archives.

Borussia Dortmund
website
Full coverage of the former European champion football team. The site has plenty of photos and multimedia and includes reports and results in German on the great game of fussball.

Der Spiegel
website
This online version of the widely-read German magazine contains news of the day and also sections on culture and sport. Great for background information on German news and lifestyle.

Fox
website
Keep up to date with current film releases in Germany from Fox. There are synopses, film clips, information in German about films, actors, and a photo archive. Useful for language practice.

Goethe-Institut
website
The Goethe Institut was set up to promote German language and learning. Its site promotes German cultural events and lists the Goethe Institutes worldwide.

Greenpeace Berlin
website
Greenpeace covers a wide range of environmental issues, both in Germany and worldwide, including pollution, nuclear issues, rainforests and climate. Good for environmental vocabulary.

The Internet Handbook of German Grammar
website
languages/german /ihgg/ Based on the authority on learning German - the Grammatik - this easy to follow service covers everything from prepositions and tenses to the conditional and the subjunctive.

The World Press.com
website
index.htm Read the main newspapers from around the world. This site enables you to access 1296 newspapers, from 192 countries, around the globe.