German Resources
Classroom Materials
Books and Other
Publications
German Information Center
Information on Germany in German and English. Part of the
German Embassy in Washington, DC.
Website: www.germany-info.org
Phone: 202-471-5532
Goethe Institute
Information and materials for teachers of German.
Website: www.goethe.de/enindex.htm
IBIS, International Book Import Service
German books
Website: www.ibiservice.com
Website: www.goethe.de/enindex.htm
E-mail: ibis@ibiservice.com
Phone: 1-800-277-4247
Langenscheidt Publishers, Inc.
Specializes in map products as well as language materials.
Website: www.langenscheidt.com
E-mail: sales@langenscheidt.com
Phone: 1-800-432-MAPS (6277)
Periodicals
and Newspapers
Amerika Woche
Newspaper published in the U.S. by native German speakers.
Contains good short articles about issues in both Germany
and the U.S.
Website: www.amerikawoche.com
E-mail: info@amerikawoche.com
Bravo
German teen magazine with topics such as music, pop culture,
and question/answer forums in which teens discuss relevant
issues. Good short articles.
Website: www.bravo.de
Der Spiegel
Weekly news magazine from Hamburg, Germany.
Website: www.spiegel.de
FOCUS-Abonnentenservice
Weekly news magazine similar to Time magazine with wonderful
graphics.
Website: focus.msn.de
E-mail: webmaster@focus.de
Juma
Teen magazine from Koeln.
Website: www.juma.de
E-mail: redaktion@juma.edu
Neues Deutschland
Daily newspaper from Berlin, Germany.
Website: www.nd-online.de
E-mail: redaktion@nd-online.de
Phone: 030-293-90-5
Professional Development
Professional Organizations
American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)
A wealth of materials are available from AATG, as well as
many programs that support German teaching. The AATG website
has wonderful links to German resources. Members of AATG
receive either The German Quarterly or Die Unterrichtspraxis,
as well as the quarterly AATG newsletter.
Website: www.aatg.org
E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org
Phone: 856-795-5553
Germanic American Institute
Language courses for all ages and German events. Located
in Saint Paul, MN.
Web: www.gai-mn.org
E-mail: office@gai-mn.org
Phone: 651-222-7027
Goethe Institut Chicago
Provides quarterly mailings of programs and support services.
Website: www.goethe.de/uk/chi/enindex.htm
Phone: 312-263-0472
Email: info@chicago.goethe.org
Professional
Periodicals
The German Quarterly or Die Unterrichtspraxis
Website: www.aatg.org
E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org
Phone: 856-795-5553
Multimedia Resources
Web Sites
AATG Home Page
Has wonderful links to German sites for teaching and learning.
Fabulous site!
Website: www.aatg.org
E-mail: headquarters@aatg.org
Phone: 856-745-5553
Lixl-Purcell’s German Studies WWW Trails
Has been called the champion of all German-related Internet
indexes. Great site!
Website: www.uncg.edu/~lixlpurc/german.html
Email: andreas_Lixl@uncg.edu
Stern Magazine
Provides up to the minute news reports from Germany.
Website: www.stern.de/news
Berlin Information
Website: www.chemie.fu-berlin.de/adressen/berlin-info.html
Deutsche Welle’s “DW-TV” Television
Show
Website: www.dw-world.de
Email: info@dw-world.de
Der Spiegel Online: German weekly news magazine
Website: www.spiegel.de
German news
Website: www.germnews.de
Focus magazine: German magazine
Website: www.focus.msn.de
Other Multimedia Resources
University of Minnesota Language Center
The University of Minnesota’s Language Center has
a web site devoted to a language software database for both
Mac’s and PC’s. A link can be found on this
page: languagecenter.cla.umn.edu/index.php?page=instructor
(under “Materials Libraries”).
SCOLA (Satellite Communications for Learning)
SCOLA is an internationally-based non-profit consortium
of educational institutions. It transmits international
television programs for schools.
Website: www.scola.org
E-mail: scola@scola.org
Phone: 712-566-2202
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