Learn German - Online Courses

The difference between online tutorials and online courses is that the courses described here are complete learning units mostly including explanations, examples, exercises and tests. Not all courses are free, but there are some good free courses as well.

Deutsche Welle

• Audio-based, beginner, intermediate, and business online German lessons, with accompanying text and pdf files
• All courses offered are free
• Basic course composed of 4 units, one with more than 25 lessons.
• Intermediate level course with 20 lessons.
• All chapters have PDF and audio files

Wikibooks

• An open-content textbooks collection
• It is made up of four parts:
  - Beginning German (Level I), which emphasizes on building vocabulary around subjects useful for young students
  - Basic German (Level II), emphasises grammar, (assumes some knowledge of English grammar)
  - Intermediate German (Level III) expands on the material presented in Level II
  - German grammar - an expanding, significant contribution to the textbook, providing an important reference on grammar rules

Deutsch-Lernen.com

• Learn German online and for free
• 10 German lessons for absolute beginners
• 24 German grammar lessons for advanced learners are complemented by numerous interactive German exercises
• An introduction to new German orthography and 2 online German tests to improve and to evaluate your German proficiency
• You must register and create an user to have access to all content
• It also provides a dictionary

Exeter University Beginner's German

• This is an online Beginners' German course designed by the German Department of the University of Exeter.
• Contains 20 chapters of dialogue and exercises which are designed to give the absolute beginner a foundation in the rudiments of the German language
• Provides background information about life and culture in all the major German-speaking countries
• Has verb tables, grammar lectures, pronunciation, a German Dialects Link Catalogue

Learnplus.com

• You can learn grammar, idiomatic expressions, vocabulary, you can make exercises
• Easy to use - nice layout

Interdeutsch

• It provides courses in different levels and for different purposes: For every day life, business German and individual needs
• The costs depend on the course

German Online - Oklahoma State University

• German Online from Oklahoma State University offers a complete curriculum for German I through AP German online, using a full range of support services to assure student success.

Languages4Everyone

• This website offers you German courses, exercises and exams completely free of charge
• Gives you the unique opportunity to interactively learn German on the internet, free of charge

Fokus Deutsch

• Fokus Deutsch: A video instructional series in German for college and high school classrooms and home study
• 48 fifteen-minute video programs, audio CDs, and books

Goethe-Institute Home Study

• Goethe-Institute has an excellent reputation for its German courses
• The online home study courses are rather expensive

Excellent German - Course for beginners

• The course in German at ExcellentGerman.com consists of 15 fascinating lessons, enriched with recordings and interactive exercises
• The first three lessons are free and aim to show you how effectively you can learn with them.

Fodors.com

• A mini-course for travellers (dining out, health care, on the road, ...)

Rosetta Stone

• A Rosetta Stone online subscription gives you the ability to study language anywhere you have an Internet connection, giving you the flexibility to maintain the pace of your language learning;
• It offers two levels:
  Levels 1 & 2 Include: 8,000+ real-life images and phrases in 210 lessons, Speech recognition for accent perfection, previews, exercises, and tests for every lesson with automated tutorials, and much more
• Prices: 
  - German One-Month Online Subscription $49.95
  - German Three-Month Online Subscription $89.95
  - German Six-Month Online Subscription $149.95

Optimnem

• Online german course working with association techniques

Travelling Words

• This website offers short, crash course in MP3.
• Contains over 100 popular phrases, all recorded by native speakers.
• You may download the first chapter of your crash course for free.

Eurocosm

• It costs US$ 17,40 which covers full membership for 12 months*. After this period, your membership will expire automatically, and you will have to re-register to continue using the services.
• Right now they have a special introductory offer! If you register for 6 months before 30th April 2006 you receive 6 months extra subscription free of charge.

LesExpres

• This is a great online interactive German course with many nice examples and pronounciation tips.
• Very comprehensive collection of websites for learning German