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=Links 'n' Resources=


 * Places to Buy Cool German Stuff**

[|Heidelbergerin] - An American in Heidelberg Blog

Gesundheit T-Shirt ($10 - $15) []

[|Amazon.com] - Buy German Groceries, books, dvds, and more!


 * Places to Practice Online**

[|LyricsTraining] - Practice listening and writing skills by filling in lyrics to songs! [|Wordchamp] - Practice vocabulary in online drills!

Where is German spoken? German is either an official language or is spoken by a significant portion of the population in the following countries. • [|Austria] • [|Belgium] • [|Germany] • [|Italy] • [|Liechtenstein] • [|Luxembourg] • [|Namibia] • [|Romania] • [|Switzerland] ||
 * • [|Argentina]

Career Jet - Results for German jobs in the USA click [|here]

IN WHAT FIELDS OF WORK CAN I USE GERMAN? Business Marketing History Art History Science Law Enforcement CIA Military Translation Law Many more!

WHY LEARN GERMAN?

Exposure - being exposed to something new expands your mind. You really never know who you're going to meet and when. Why NOT learn German? German will make you look and feel smarter. Impress someone. German gives you an edge - every little bit helps on a resume.

German is the most widely spoken language in Europe. Germany has the 3rd strongest economy and is the #1 export nation in the world. Knowing German creates business opportunities. Germans are innovators. You can speak in //your// second language to someone in //their// second language!

DID YOU KNOW?? I can speak German with Italian friends. I can't speak Italian (YET). I can't speak French or Greek, BUT I've spoken German with people from Germany, China, Japan, France, Brazil, Belgium, Korea, Lithuania, Morocco, Russia, Turkey, Cypres, Greece, England, Scotland, USA, Switzerland, and more! If someone can't speak English, they might speak German! Or even if they know some English, maybe they can speak better in German. (It happens!)

In Japan 68% of students take German!

Sources: a.) Why German - [] b.) Why German - [|http://www.sfsu.edu/~german/why_german.html] c.) Why Learn German? []

Introduction Materials

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**News and Media**

 * Swiss News in High German at** [|20Min.Ch]

- includes audio files and transcripts of German language news
 * German News in High German at** [|**Deutsche Welle**]


 * German News For Kids at** [|News4Kids.de]
 * German News for Children at** [|Tagesschau.de/Kinder]


 * The German Government** - [|Die Bundesregierung Deutschlands]

[|Christkindlmarkt News]

Christmas in Germany
Christmas Market "Christkindlmarkt" in Rothenburg, Germany [|Rothenburg: German Christmas Village]
 * Christmas Customs in Germany** [|UK-German Connection]

German Christmas Card Examples: [] Silent Night "Stille Nacht" []

**[[image:thumbnailCATVPLM4.jpg caption="Nichtlustig.de"]] Comedy**

 * What's So Funny About German?** [|**BBC Languages**] **Henning Wehn**
 * BBC Discussion** - [|German Sense of Humor]


 * Music**
 * Wir Sind Helden** -[[file:WirSindHelden-NurEinWort-songtext.doc]]


 * Wir Sind Helden** [|Nur Ein Wort]


 * [|Todo Aleman]: A Project of the Goethe Institute**