TeachMe! German

- a CD-ROM course which helps to learn Irish grammar and a wide range of vocabulary. Also includes a book of stories, which you can listen to and read, an audio CD, and an AutoLearn feature.

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Ultimate German: Basic-Intermediate

Living Language

- a total immersion course in written and spoken German. Includes a textbook containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with 8 CDs or cassettes with recordings of the dialogues and exercises.

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Ultimate German, Advanced

Living Language

- a total immersion course in advanced written and spoken German. Includes a textbook containing dialogues, grammatical notes, exercises and cultural information, together with 8 cassettes with recordings of the dialogues and exercises.

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German With Michel Thomas

by Michel Thomas

- an all-audio German course which provides a good introduction to spoken German. It helps you to understand the structure of German in an interesting way. Consists of 8 cassettes or CDs containing 8 hours of lessons.

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Michel Thomas German Language Builder

by Michel Thomas

- an all-audio German course suitable for those with a basic knowledge of German who want to expand their vocabulary and brush up their grammar.

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Michel Thomas Advanced German

by Michel Thomas

- an all-audio German course which helps you take your German to a higher level. Consisting of 4 CDs or cassettes containing 5 hours of lessons.

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Rocket German

- a computer-based German course consisting of 45 2-hour lessons, over 700 activities and exercises, over 3,000 separate sound files (more than 7 hours of audio), three software games and step-by-step instructions. Available in on CD-ROMs or in downloadable format.

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Schau ins Land audio magazine

A great way to improve your German is to subscribe to Schau ins Land, an audio magazine produced by Champs-Elysées. This publication comes out once a month and consists of an hour-long programme on CD or audio cassette covering a wide range of topics, such as politics, current affairs, sports, travel, film, and literature. The accompanying magazine includes a full transcript of the programme plus vocabulary and notes. Optional study supplements are also available.

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Collins German Dictionary

- an excellent, comprehensive dictionary which includes numerous examples of how everyday German is used. It also provides guidance on essay-writing and correspondence, and gives help in expressing yourself in a wide variety of situations

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The Oxford-Duden German Minidictionary: German-English English-German

by Gunhild Prowe (Editor), Jill Schneider (Editor) & M. Gunhild Prowe

- an up-to-date pocket dictionary with over 50,000 words and phrases and 70,000 translations.

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Essential German Grammar

by Martin Durrell, Katrin Kohl and Gudrun Loftus

- a good, user-friendly introduction to German grammar.

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Hammer's German Grammar and Usage

by Martin Durrell

- a comprehensive, up-to-date, and user-friendly guide to German grammar suitable for intermediate to advanced students of German.

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German Grammar

by William Rowlinson

- a comprehensive grammar reference which includes many examples of usage, notes on the differences between spoken and written German and much more.

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History of the German Language: With Special Reference to the Cultural and Social Forces That Shaped the Standard Literary Language

by Gunhild Prowe and Jill Schneider (Editors)

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German electronic dictionaries and translators

Electronic dictionaries and translators: up to 1,000,000 words, full-text translation. Speech recognition, audio phrasebooks. German translation software for Windows, Pocket PC, Palm, Mobile phones. Free trial download!

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