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Speaking

BBC - Languages - German - Offers online courses, useful phrases for travel or for work, interactive learning activities, and features on German culture.

Online German Pronunciation Guide - University of Exeter - numerous sound files allow the user to distinguish between similar pairs of words and to overcome the errors most commonly made by English speakers. Includes a number of exercises to practice pronunciation skills.


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German for Travellers - Free online lessons for beginners include the following features: vocabulary lists by themes with a high quality mp3 sound files and exercises with Audio and Video sound files in mp3 and Flash.

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters - German Tongue Twisters - Zungenbrecher

An Interactive German Learning Tour - "For students who are learning to speak German. Virtual field trips to three German cities allow students to practice speaking German while participating in a variety of interactive activities."

Zungenbrecher - Videos of three native speakers attempting this tongue twister: "Schneiders Schere schneidet scharf, scharf schneidet Schneiders Schere."

German Language Course for English Speaking Students - information on grammar and two sections on this Web site are useful to help develop pronunciation skills: Orthography and Pronunciation and Greetings, Numbers, Sayings and Idioms.

Phonetik BAS - Bavarian Archive for Speech Signals - Some example audio files from the available BAS corpora.

Fodor - Lists of basic expressions with .wav sound files to use in specific situations: Dining Out ; Sightseeing; At the Airport; Personal Services; Shopping; Finding Your Way; Health Care; Leisure and Entertainment; Accommodations; On the Road; General Information; Socializing; Communications.

Gute Gründe, Deutsch zu lernen:

Kommunikation: Deutsch wird von mehr als 120 Millionen Menschen in Österreich, Deutschland, der Schweiz, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, in Teilen Belgiens, Norditalien und Ostfrankreich gesprochen.

Wirtschaft: Deutsch ist eine Schlüsselsprache in der Europäischen Union und in den auch wirtschaftlich immer mehr an Bedeutung gewinnenden Ländern Ost - und Zentraleuropas. Deutschkenntnisse verbessern Ihre Chancen auf dem Arbeitsmarkt.

Kultur: Deutsch ist eine der bedeutendsten Kultursprachen. So sprachen und schrieben etwa Goethe, Mozart, Beethoven, Freud, Klimt oder Einstein und unzählige weitere große Künstler und Wissenschaftler deutsch.

-- from Deutsch lernen in Wien, Österreich - Deutschland