The British Library's German, Austrian and Swiss collections.
Blog about the British Library's German collection, and German culture, politics and literature. Written by Clemens Gresser, Susan Reed and Dorothea Miehe
The new GCSE results show foreign languages are in severe decline – with the number of children learning French and German falling most dramatically of all. Aida Edemariam asks what this means for our universities, our economy, and the future of Britain
Fewer students are taking German A-level. Yet it's the language of Europe's powerhouse – and might get you your first snog!
George Van den Bergh, founder of the French GCSE revision website www.thisislanguage.com, advises on preparing for GCSE foreign language exams.
Learn Spanish! If you want to learn to speak Spanish, you’ve come to the right place.
How to introduce yourself and ask someone's name. The characters use the phrases 'Mein Name ist' and 'Ich heiße' and they also refer to first and surname. The question is asked in the 'du' form and later in the 'Sie' form.
Test yourself at this webpage. There are sections for German, French, Italian, Spanish and Latin.