Useful websites
Classroom goodies!
The Goethe-Institut offers a range of materials for German teachers in the UK to use at open days, as prizes or to decorate classrooms! They offer badges, posters, maps, songs and much more. Browse their complete collection on their website:
www.goethe.de
Information
Association for Language Learning
The Association for Language Learning (ALL) is the major subject association for those involved in teaching foreign languages at all levels.
www.all-languages.org.uk
Auswärtiges Amt
The German Foreign Office has a website especially for children, where German foreign policy is explained in easy German.
www.kinder.diplo.de
Eduserver
Eduserver, the English language version of the German Education Server, provides background information about the German education system and its international context.
www.eduserver.de
German Embassy London
The German Embassy London's website provides an overview of current affairs, culture, politics and events relating to Germany and the UK.
www.uk.diplo.de
Goethe-Institut in the UK
The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of Germany. Their website for the UK offers a large variety of resources to support German teaching. You can find information on teaching materials, a lending service, seminars and workshops for teachers and students, school visits and much more.
www.goethe.de/grossbritannien
Routes into Languages
Routes into Languages is a consortium of universities which work together with schools and colleges to enthuse and encourage young people to study languages, through offering workshops, resources, advice and more!
www.routesintolanguages.ac.uk
Learning German & facts about Germany
BBC Languages
The BBC website offers a wide range of language programmes, games and activities for all abilities.
www.bbc.co.uk
Beginner's German Online Course
Paul Joyce of the German Department of the University of Portsmouth has designed an online beginner's German course which contains twelve chapters of dialogue and exercises, as well as providing information about life and culture in the German-speaking countries.
joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk
Café Babel
This multilingual online magazine is in seven languages, including German.
www.cafebabel.de
Deutsche Welle
This website features daily German radio news updates, an online soap opera, radio programmes, online games and more.
www.dw.com
deutschland.de
This magazine portal presents a picture of Germany through six sections (politics, economics, culture, environment, knowledge and life), which offer access to topics that are important to people in Germany.
www.deutschland.de
Europe in the UK
A portal for European culture in the UK, with information and resources on language learning and the European dimension in schools.
www.europe.org.uk
Facts about Germany
Where is Germany's highest mountain? How does the Grundgesetz work? What is the population of Nordrhein-Westfalen? Facts about Germany has all the answers to these questions!
www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de
German Language (German Embassy London)
A collection of resources about learning German, collated by the German Embassy London - including videos by the 'German Comedy Ambassador', Henning Wehn.
www.london.diplo.de
Kindernetz
Informative and interactive website for German primary school children by the broadcaster SWR - including information resources on topics such as Europe and G8, with accompanying games and quizzes.
www.kindernetz.de
Young Germany
Website with articles on relevant topics for young people, also featuring podcasts and articles with vocabulary lists.
www.young-germany.de
