Hello, and welcome to my home on the World Wide Web. My name is Rikki Malandro, and I teach German at the University of Pittsburgh. I am also a graduate student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at Pitt. I am currently enrolled in a seminar on Computer-Assisted-Language-Learning where I have been introduced to the wonderful world of website design: something I have wanted to learn for a long time.

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Interesting Links:

Study Help:

Treffpunkt Deutsch: Companion Website to our textbook (use it for additional practice in vocabulary, structures, listening, and writing exercises)
LEO: A great online dictionary that works both ways (German-English & English-German)
Projekt Gutenberg: Download original German Literature free of charge
GOOGLE.DE: use this German version of the popular search engine to get additional help in grammar questions and other hotspots
German Grammar Online: The Essentials of German Grammar by the University of Winnipeg

Immersion Study Links for Summer & Programs that provide scholarships for Overseas Studies:

Middlebury College, Vermont: Premier institution to offer summer immersion programs in the United State.
Deutsche Sommerschule am Atlantik: Summer Immersion Program at the University of Rhode Island, sponsored by the Goethe Institut
Deutsche Sommerschule am Pazifik: Summer Immersion Program at Portland State University in Oregon, sponsored by the Goethe Institut
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD): Website for the German Government Agency that offers scholarships to foreign students in Germany
Goethe Institut New York: Another German entity that offers courses and scholarships to foreign students in Germany

German Travel Links:

Deutsche Bahn: Website for the German Railways (you can make reservations and get all the information needed to plan a vacation in Germany)
Gelbe Seiten: German Yellow Pages (find any business quickly from a reputable source)
Hamburg: Get all the travel information you want about Hamburg
Köln: Get all the travel information you want about Köln
Berlin: Get all the travel information you want about Berlin
München: Get all the travel information you want about München

German TV, Radio, and Magazines:

Deutsche Welle TV: World Wide TV Channel that offers news and interesting programs about Germany
Mikes Radio World: World Wide Online Radio Service (listen to any German Radio Channel via the Internet, sorted by music style and location)
Das Erste: German TV Channel that offers news broadcasts and information about Germany
Das Zweite Deutsche Fernsehen: German TV Channel that offers news broadcasts and information about Germany (it offers more multimedia content than the other channels, you can actually watch your daily dose of a German soap opera)
Lindenstrasse: The longest running weekly German Soap Opera online website (you can watch the full program via streaming video). Watch what normal people talk like, live like, and dress like—Sort of anyway.
Die Maus: Cute cartoon website with fun activities for the young and young at heart
Brigitte Online: One of the favorite German Women’s Magazines Online (check out German fashion, fitness, and beauty advice)
Freundin Online: Another favorite German Women’s Magazine Online with the same premise as Brigitte
Auto, Motor, Sport: A German Magazine that deals with cars, racing, and sports
Die Frankfurter Allgemeine: One of the most reputable German Newspapers Online

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