German Language, Literature & Culture

Guide to print and online sources for German language learning, literature and culture

Learn a Language with Transparent Language Online

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Interactive language learning software. Includes vocabulary flash cards, pronunciation practice, activities/games, language and culture blogs, online social communities, and video-based grammar lessons. Basic to intermediate level. More than 100 languages offered, including ESL.
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Complete German by Paul Coggle; Heiner Schenke
Call Number: PF3112.5 .C64 2010
Audio CDs
German All-in-One for Dummies by Paulina Christensen; Wendy Foster; Anne Fox
Call Number: PF3121 .F68 2013
Conveniently combines five titles from the series into one useful guide. Includes audio CD. Beginner to Intermediate level.

Learn a Language Through BiblioTech Digital Library
Bexar County's BiblioTech Digital Library offers access to many online resources from your smart device, including Mango Languages, which provides instruction for more than 70 languages. You must be a Bexar County resident to register. If you are a UTSA student, faculty, or staff member you qualify.
Duolingo
Free language learning website. Available mobile app for your smart device.
OER at UTSA: German
Deutsch im Blick
This textbook is newly revised (Mai 2013) and includes all 10 chapters of Deutsch im Blick. Deutsch im Blick is the web-based first-year German program developed and in use at the University of Texas. It is an open access site with free and open multimedia resources, which requires neither password nor fees.
German Studies
Guide to German language resources and websites. Compiled by ACRL
BBC - Learn German
Basic German dialogue, grammar notes and video clips.

Project Gutenberg: Browse by Language
Free e-books classified by language. All e-books can be downloaded in ePub, Kindle, HTML, and simple text formats. These books were previously published in print and are free in the U.S. as their copyright has expired.
Internet Archive
A non-profit, public digital library founded in 1996 offering free online access to a wide range of out-of-copyright fiction and non-fiction books in English or foreign languages, as well as archived web pages, historical newspapers, video and audio files. You can create a free account to access some copyrighted books for one hour renewable checkout.

German Historical Institute - Washington
an institute of historical study based in Washington, D.C. It has been part of the Max Weber Stiftung: Deutsche Geisteswissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland since 2002.