LibGuides: German Studies: Selected Web Sites

Evaluating Sources

Did you know that anyone can publish a web site? Be sure to evaluate web information for authority, content and accuracy.

Reliable sources for German language films:

Academic Content Standards (K-12)
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Should you be interested in teaching K-12, you may find this Ohio state site of interest.
The site, momes.net, provides useful (authentic) materials for the earlier grades: http://www.momes.net/index.html
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines
American Association of Teachers of German
Foreign Language Resource Centers (National)
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This website is connected to a Title VI US Department of Education grant. Simply type "French" in the search window to find useful links and websites.
OFLA (Ohio Foreign Language Association)
Ohio Department of Education

Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm
An historical dictionary started by the Grimm brothers and completed by scholars. Took more than 100 years to finish.
H-German
A daily Internet discussion forum focused on scholarly topics in German history.
H-Germanistik
A German literature and philology discussion list. In German.
LEO German-English Dictionary
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Contains many books in German.
WordReference
A free online dictionary with around 100,000 words and phrases with over 200,000 translations. A subset of the Oxford dictionaries.

To keep current on German news, check out national and regional newspapers frequently.