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Languages at SLCC

Information and Resources on Foreign Languages and American Sign Language at SLCC.

German Introduction

German is in the same Indo-European subsection as English, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages. Many words are the same or similar to English: Arm, Hand, Finger, Name, Schuh (shoe), Sport, Vater, Bruder, etc.  If you overlook the wars of the 20th Century and Hitler, it is the language of great composers and poets and inventors. There are about 95 million speakers worldwide.

Databases on German Language and Germany

German and Germany Websites

German Videos or Widgets