Set the stage for a study of The Diary of a Young Girl with a resource that includes background information about Anne Frank's early years, the Nazi invasion of the Netherlands, her Secret Annex hiding place, and her capture and...

Eleanor Sterling responds to 21 questions posed by young learners about the challenges she faces as a woman conservation biologist. She also discusses her research of the aye-aye, an unusual animal that lives in Madagascar.

The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German design and fashion sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German design and fashion, home and furniture designs from Germany, German designs of...

This web site complements the BBC's 20-part "Talk German" TV series. German grammar and vocabulary are introduced by way of topics and themes which include shopping, using the telephone, telling time, travelling, and sports. Listen to...

This resource, built in partnership with the United Nations, aims to educate kids and adults about nature. Contains elaborate "themes" on everything from fruit trees to bio-farms. Also provides an archive of the project's previous years...

A free engaging opportunity to learn languages from around the world. Languages offered include English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese and Polish.

This current events resource includes weekly themes, breaking news and reports. "Was ist Was" is a children's TV show in Germany.

How many native English speakers are there in the world today? Learn important facts and statistics about the English-speaking world as well as a history of the language from its Germanic beginnings to the present.

An extensive list of links to audio clips of various German dialects, including historical recordings.

What do you know about the origins of the English language? Explore this resource to learn more about this topic. This resource features links to several helpful sites.

Good resource for exploring Chinese culture and language. Learn about Taiwanese lantern riddles, Chinese folklore, clothing, poetry and fables, papercutting, Chinese New Year, and Chinese festival and every-day cooking. Multimedia makes...

This online magazine is dedicated to providing kids with up-to-date information about science, medicine, nature and health. Content is in German.

The official website of the Federal Government of Germany contains the latest news from Germany dealing with all aspects of government; from the European Union to climate policy to the economy. This site can be viewed in English, German,...

In collaboration with several newspapers and magazines from the region, Onetz is an online news and information source for Weiden, Amberg, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, and Umgebung, Germany. Content includes top news for the region and country,...

In collaboration with several newspapers and magazines from the region, Onetz is an online news and information source for Weiden, Amberg, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, and Umgebung, Germany. Content includes top news for the region and country,...

Idiomatic expressions relating to color, animals, parts of the body and even some German figures of speech.

RNZ is a local area newspaper serving the city of Heidelberg, Germany. Content includes local, regional, and national news, as well as political and economics coverage, sports, culture, science, health, and more. Written in German.

RNZ is a local area newspaper serving the city of Heidelberg, Germany. Content includes local, regional, and national news, as well as political and economics coverage, sports, culture, science, health, and more. Written in German.

This site provides information on crime, drugs, and other issues that affect youth. Also includes a section on the importance of being a good citizen and assorted games and tests (science, sports). Would be of best use for research on...

Main Post is a daily newspaper serving the city of Wurzburg, and many of the surrounding cities and districts. Content includes daily local area news, world coverage, sports, and more. Written in German.

Find language tools, developed by Google, that perform machine translations of short passages of text or of entire Web pages, from English into over 10 world languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian,...

English version of the public relations site for the German free state of Thuringia. Sections cover political, regional, cultural, business and tourist topics. Click on the German flag on the left side of the page to access the original...

The DAAD offers programs for study in Germany. Click the desired language tab.

During World War I and World War II, Native Americans from various tribes worked to keep American military communications secret through the use of tribal languages as code. Learn how these individuals worked to create codes that the...