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Foreign Languages & Literature: German

Department Research Guides identify and define standard information retrieval tools for a specific department. Each guide was created and is maintained by the library liaison for that department. We encourage you to recommend resources for the guides.

Dictionaries

German to English:

Langenscheidts Encyclopaedic Dictionary of the English and German Languages: Part 2, German-English
O. Springer, ed. 1983. Berlin: Langenscheidt.
Available at: REF. PF3640 .L258 1983

Oxford-Duden German dictionary : German-English, English-German
W. Scholze-Stubenrecht, J.B. Sykes, eds. 2005. New York : Oxford University Press.
Available at: REF. PF3640 .O94 2005

LEO Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch
Available online at: http://dict.leo.org/

Woxikon: Online Lexikon · Wörterbuch und Übersetzung
Available online at: http://www.woxikon.de/

German to German:

Kleine Wahrig Wörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache
G. Wahrig, R. Wahrig-Burfeind, eds. 1997. Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag.
Available at: REF. PF3625 .W2 1997

Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch
G. Drosdowski, ed. 1983. Mannheim: Bibliographisches Institut.
Available at: REF. PF3625.D83 1983

Deutscher Wortschatz: Portal
Available online at: http://wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de/

Historical/Etymological:

 

Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm
Available online at: http://woerterbuchnetz.de/DWB/

Deutsches Etymologisches Wörterbuch by Gerhard Köbler
Available online at: http://www.koeblergerhard.de/derwbhin.html

Or search for more print and online books using the WestCat library catalog.

Grammars & Tutorials

Handbuch zur Deutschen Grammatik : Wiederholen und Anwenden
J. Rankin, L.D. Wells. 2001. 3rd. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Available at: PF3112 .R36 2001 (Level 5)

Nancy Thuleen's First & Second Year German Course Materials
Available online at: http://www.nthuleen.com/teach.html

Deutschkurse: Deutsche Welle
Available online at: http://www.dw-world.com/dw/0,2142,2547,00.html

Babbel: German
Available online at: https://lp.babbel.com/d/ENG_index.html?utf8=%E2%9C%93&locale=en&l2=DEU&button=

Multimedia

DVDs in German at WIU Libraries

Search for DVDs and VHS using the WestCat library catalog. Set the Limit to "Films/Videos."

Websites with Audio & Video

Yabla: German
Available online at: https://german.yabla.com/

Deutsch lernen: Deutsche Welle
Available online at: http://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469