Resources and Links

Resources and Links for AMD posts

Here are some resources available online and on campus for finding German materials. Please email Hartmut if you notice any broken links!

1. Finding German books: Info about the recommended "AMD books" for 102
   Info about the recommended "AMD books" for 221/231
   Free Reading Library in the LRC
   Mirlyn - University Catalog
2. German sites on the Web:
   German on the Web link list. Some sample categories: Humor; Music; Art; Sports; Fashion; Food; Tourism; Science; Movies
3. Watching German Movies:
   Click here to see the great selection of German films on reserve at the Language Resource Center, including dubbed versions of films like The Big Lebowski or the original Star Wars trilogy, from which you can learn a lot.
   Click here to see highlights of the great collection of German films you can check out from the Askwith Media Library in the UGLi. 
   Netflix has lots of German films: to find them, go to Genres > Foreign > Foreign Regions > Germany
   Hulu now has Criterion Collection classic films from Germany, including The Threepenny Opera, M, and The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, among others. (You may need to subscribe to get access to these)
   The Michigan Theater sometimes screens German movies
   
4. Watching German TV: German Radio and TV online 
   German TV is getting easier to find on the internet (including South Park!). The standard news program is Die Tagesschau (in particular, the 20:00 Uhr version). You can also watch some German TV programming on UMTV and in the LRC--click here for details. On the Deutsche Welle homepage you can find Video On Demand or watch live, find a schedule, and tons of info and resources (Deutsche Welle is Germany's "Voice of America," sort of). On Youtube, you could search for the brilliant soap "Türkisch für Anfänger," or try e.g. "Die Simpsons," "Wer wird Millionär," or "Harald Schmidt Show."
   
5. Opportunities to Speak German in Ann Arbor:
   You can always get together with friends from class and speak German, which is a great way to improve your language skills, and/or you can find various Conversation Opportunities in and around Ann Arbor.
   
6. Reading German News and Magazines (online or print):
   No matter what kind of magazine you like to flip through, it's available in German! For tabloids and a wider selection of online newspapers, click here. Deutsche Welle has a great resource for German learners: langsam gesprochene Nachrichten, news spoken more slowly, with a transcript available.