Open Educational Resources

Open educational resources are course materials that anyone can freely retain, revise, remix, reuse and redistribute.

The following lists include examples of OERs for subjects taught at the University. They are by no means comprehensive.

You can also search the suggested platforms listed throughout this guide or contact the Library's Learning Support team for help.

Textbooks

Deutsch im Blick, 2nd edition
Online multimedia textbook for a first year college German program developed by the University of Texas. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.
A Foundation Course in Reading German
Textbook guides learners with no previous German experience to gain the ability to accurately understand formal written German prose. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.
Willkommen: Deutsch für alle
First year German textbook. Incorporates a wide range of activities for students to develop and practice their language skills. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Supplementary resources

Audio Lingua: German
Collection of audio recordings by native German speakers. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.
Foreign Languages & the Literacy in the Everyday: German Lessons
German lesson plans that emphasis language play and the creative moments found in everyday language use. Lessons are based on authentic texts from sources such as blogs, memes, YouTube videos, slam poetry and more. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.
German Frame-semantic Online Lexicon (G-FOL)
A German-English vocabulary resource that offers more than standard dictionaries by: organising words according to meaning; providing detailed definitions; and included real example sentences for each word. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.
German Teaching Materials
Collection of teaching materials created by Nancy Thuleen for teaching undergraduate German. Includes worksheets, classroom activities, assignment and project ideas covering German grammar, vocabulary, writing, and culture. Permission granted for use in teaching.
Grimm Grammar
An online German grammar reference, featuring zany post-modern Grimm’s fairy tale characters, authoritative grammar explanations, self-correcting exercises, online audio and cartoon images. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.
LibriVox: German Audio Books
Collection of German audio books recorded by volunteers. Books are out of copyright in the USA with the recordings dedicated to the public domain (CC0).
Project Gutenberg: German
Collection of public domain books written in German. Copyright expired.

Courses

MIT Open Coureware: German
Courses in German as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions, student project examples etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.
OpenLearn: German
German courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.
Public German Studies
Course syllabi and modules for three German courses: German thought and culture - objects; German thought and culture - people; and Third Reich culture - racism, resistance, legacy. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.