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Multimedia Modes of Learning

Learning German by Means of Radio and TV Language Courses

The Deutsche Welle (DW) offers RADIO language courses in basic and intermediate level German, and commercial German.

The Goethe-Institut, too, includes radio and TV language courses in its programme:

Distance Learning Courses

The Goethe-Institut also offers distance learning courses in German. These may be conducted partially as autodidactic (teach-yourself) courses or with professional tutoring by German teachers.

Language Courses:

  • Redaktion-D (Internet, Radio,TV)
  • Lina + Leo (Internet, CD-ROM)
  • Einblicke 1 und 2 (Video,CD-ROM)
  • Wieso nicht? (Radiosprachkurs)


Training Courses:

  • Prüfungstraining ZD (Training for the ZD examination)
  • Prüfungstraining KDS (Print + Mail) (Training for the KDS examination)
  • Geschäftsbriefe schreiben (Print + Mail) (Business correspondence)
  • Besser Deutsch (Print + Mail) (Better German)


Information:
Goethe-Institut Fernlernen:
http://www.goethe.de/dll/kur/flk/flb/deindex.htm
mail: fernlernen@goethe.de 

Supplementary Autodidactic Material (without tutoring) from the Goethe-Institut:

  • Deutschmagazin (TV, Radio)
  • Susanne (TV, Radio)
  • Hallo aus Berlin (TV, Video)

Information:
Goethe-Institut distance learning courses:
http://www.goethe.de/dll/kur/flk/flu/deindex.htm
mail: fernlernen@goethe.de

Autodidactic Programmes and Learning Software

Many universities and Goethe-Institute include autodidactic centres, and the larger publishing houses offer PC learning programmes or computer-aided media.

Well structured collections, overviews and annotated links to materials and publishing houses:

Information relating to computer-aided learning, complete with comments, evaluation and practical tips:


Bildung online, the joint Internet home page of leading German publishers of learning material:

Course programmes, test pages and specimen exercises may be found on the websites of the following publishers:

Learning on the Internet: Online language courses

Online language courses are provided by the leading publishers, and the Goethe-Institut also offers online courses. Online offers are also available for various forms of exercise and examination.

Online course for German as an academic language in preparation for a university course or research tutoring:

Online language course with distance learning course materials:

Multimedia online language module as preparation for the TestDaF–examination, set at intermediate
level:

"Markt online", a programme for vocational German with materials taken from articles in the business press:

Online portals and online learning forum with programmes for exercises, tasks and tests:

An overview of learning on the Internet, with evaluation:


A broad selection of online interactive exercises, tests, current texts, and texts modified for instruction, may be found under:

The "Internet Manual of German Grammar" is an English language Internet handbook of German grammar specially for international students:

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DAAD Glossary

Universität

"Universität" means university and is used for research universities (wissenschaftliche Hochschulen) that offer a broad range of subjects (like arts and humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, economics and business administration, law, medicine). These institutions confer doctorates. The strong research focus benefits students in their training. Please note, however, that English texts often use the term "university" generically, i.e. to cover all kinds of higher education institutions, for example, universities of the arts, universities of applied sciences, universities of education, etc.

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Date: 2008-11-19