Gathering language experience
The best opportunity to gather language experience is naturally to use the German language as often as possible. Although it is easier to speak your native language with fellow countrymen, you should remember to seek contact to German speaking students. You can also practice your language skills with German newspapers or films.

Tandem
Tandem is another good alternative to gather language experience. Learning a language in tandem means that two or more students with different native languages work together to learn each others language and culture. Tandem partners can be found through announcement at the university or through special exchange centers:
- Tandem-Server at the Ruhr-University Bochum
http://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
- Language exchange Online-Community
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com
- International Pen-pal per E-Mail in German
http://maincc.hufs.ac.kr/%7Emathias/brief.htm
- Overview of Tandem-Servers
http://www.tcd.ie/CLCS/tandem/servers.html
Multi-media language courses
You can also expand your language skills with the help of a multi-media language course. You learn new phrases and figures of speech fast and uncomplicated through certain realistic everyday situations. These types of courses are offered primarily by the Goethe-Institute and the Deutsche Welle.
- Language course offered by Goethe-Institut
http://www.ur.se/romjul/
- language course offered by Deutsche Welle
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,2068,00.html
Tips for learning language independently
You can find tips for learning a language independently at the Language Center from the HU Berlin:
http://www.sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/aktuelles/selbstlernen.htm![]()
There are many portals, websites and link collections that can help you delve into the German language on the internet. You can use these primarily to improve your vocabulary, grammar and spelling. Here are some overview sites:
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http://www.daad.de/deutschland/deutsch-lernen/links/04655.de.html

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http://www.slz.uni-freiburg.de/web-d.htm

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http://www.lernforum.uni-bonn.de/#Übungsmaterial

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http://www.tu-dresden.de/sulifg/daf/home.htm
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http://www.slz.uni-freiburg.de/web-d.htm#Wirtschaftsdeutsch

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http://www.deutsch-als-fremdsprache.de/

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http://cornelia.siteware.ch/sprachkurse/
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http://www.learn-german-online.net/learning-german-resouces/grammatik.htm

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http://deutsche-kultur-international.de/dir/index.html?dir_id=124&lang=de




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