Learn German Online: Improve Your Language Skills with Free Resources

[dipole]

I'd like to brush up on my German. I took it in middle school, so I have some background with it but have forgotten 90% of it. I also have a native speaker I can practice with, but I want to do some work on my own first until I feel more competent.

Any suggestions for a good resource for this? Google brings up lots of results, but it's hard to judge the quality. Also free would be great!

 

[Medicol]

I used to learn British English at http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sound like Hugh Jackman but i do sound like Kate Winslet instead.

 

[symbolipoint]

I used to learn British English at http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/ but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sound like Hugh Jackman but i do sound like Kate Winslet instead.

That's ok. He is from Australia.

 

[Bandersnatch]

Duolingo is absolutely marvelous:
https://en.duolingo.com/
It uses a sort of Skinner box approach to facilitate learning. Can get addictive!

You can pair it up with flashcards from anki:
http://ankisrs.net/

 

[Danger]

Duolingo is absolutely marvelous:

Can you get it for computers? (The downloads are for phones and tablets.)

 

[Bandersnatch]

Can you get it for computers? (The downloads are for phones and tablets.)

It's browser-based. Just click on "get started", then "create profile".

 

[Danger]

It's browser-based. Just click on "get started", then "create profile".

Thanks. I'll take a boo at it tomorrow.

 

[WWGD]

I'd like to brush up on my German. I took it in middle school, so I have some background with it but have forgotten 90% of it. I also have a native speaker I can practice with, but I want to do some work on my own first until I feel more competent.

Any suggestions for a good resource for this? Google brings up lots of results, but it's hard to judge the quality. Also free would be great!

For the written part, I would suggesr working with Wikipediacht, or whatever the German Wikipedia version is named.
Look up some term you are interested in and familiar with, and follow the links. The context will help you understand the rest, and you can pick up new terms.