The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages. More here…
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How can you possibly maintain fluency in two foreign languages — let alone five or six — if the opportunities to use them are months or years apart? In 20 minutes, I leave from JFK for Iceland, then Scotland, and then a circle in Europe that will include Oktoberfest in Munich. Germany is strategic, as I [...]
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So far, I’ve deconstructed Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Irish Gaelic, Korean, and perhaps a dozen others. I’m far from perfect in these languages, and I’m terrible at some, but I can converse in quite a few with no problems whatsoever—just ask the MIT students who came up to me last [...]
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Getting There How to organize your life abroad, with the help of our Eurografters in Germany. Being There How to turn “culture shock” into an enriching experience: Working with the Germans. Doing It Useful phrases and activities for key vocational sectors: Work Talk Germany. Link to Make German your business A web resource covering a wide range of working situations: Make [...]
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Cool German - with mp3 downloads Want to show some street cred? Here is our essential guide to young German people’s slang by Andrea Hoffmann, presenter of our beginners’ online course German Steps. We’ve divided up the expressions so you know what to say and what not to say. More here…
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Take German Steps - an online course for beginners featuring Berliner Andrea Hoffmann. Follow the topics below in order or take the fast-track challenges, if you already know some German. You can read all about the course in the user guide. NEW! German Steps in 12 Weeks: learn basic German in 12 weeks. Sign up for [...]
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Welcome to fsi-language-courses.com, the home for language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute. These courses were developed by the United States government and are in the public domain. This site is dedicated to making these language courses freely available in an electronic format. This site is not affiliated in any way with any government entity; [...]
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