We have added a full free download for the Headstart German Course by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.

Download (323MB)

There is a wide choice of German grammar resources. It provides complete German grammar with lots of sound examples. Learn German grammar form 35 chapters with online manual. You can also find some classical literature, fairy tales and songs in German to help you understand.
Find more information at : German Grammar

This program is for beginners who don’t know how to pronounce German or want to improve their German pronunciation. It has an alphabet as a chart with an audio file for the pronunciation and you can also hear the entire alphabet in German as streamed audio. You can print out the page if you want to have it handy. There are additional materials to help you remember and practice your learning. Learn German and find out more useful information by yourself , check it here: german.about.com

Byki is a powerful and personalized free language-learning system and it’s available in over 70 languages. Learn different languages in a faster and better way. Finding good resources and sharing the learning with other users in the online community. It runs under Windows XP, Mac, PocketPC and Palm. The “Express” version is free and covers beginners level. This is a full learning methods that focused on the most commonly used vocabulary and common expressions. The method is based on flash card and help you to build your own vocabulary quickly.

You can give it a try at Byki.com

The BBC offers beginner lessons and travel phrases in a wide variety of languages. The website includes online multimedia language learning software, videos and more. Take a look.

goonlinetv.com hosts a collection of links to more than 3000 free online TV channels worldwide. Just select a country and choose a channel to immerse yourself in your target language. Most of the channels require Windows Media Player (or a compatible player), some of them require RealPlayer.

Recommended Courses:

• Rosetta Stone German
• Pimsleur German
• Rocket German

At www.phrasebooks.info you can download a free iPod phrasebook called “Bavarian for the Oktoberfest”.

Courses

• FSI German Basic
  
  Learn german like the diplomats, FBI, DEA agents did – with the original material developed by the US State Department’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI).
  download (909MB)

• Fokus Deutsch
  
  German Course in form of a 48 lessons video telenovela
  website (you have to create a free account to get access)

Software

• Pauker
  Pauker is a flash card software based on the Leitner cardfile system for repetition spacing. It is highly efficient and easy to use.
  download (3MB)

Talking Phrasebook

• Bavarian for the Oktoberfest
  (external link, but free download)

Videos

Links

• how-to-learn-any-language.com – general language learning site with forum

The Foreign Service Institute (FSI) has developed a lot of extensive high quality language programs. We do our best to offer you all of the courses from this website in a convenient form. Each course is packed in a zip archive with all audio lessons digitalized as MP3 files and all books as PDF files.

FSI courses are currently available for the following languages:

• french
• german
• spanish