The Oxford German Dictionary provides authoritative coverage of German and English with over 320,000 words and phrases, and 520,000 translations. Essential grammatical information and language usage notes are provided for both languages. This edition of the Oxford German Dictionary includes cultural notes, providing interesting and helpful information on life in the German- and English-speaking world. In addition, there are boxed notes offering help with language usage and construction, and a centre section covering essential correspondence with sample letters, emails, CVs and resumes, and sections on using the telephone and writing text messages. The colour design and ultra-clear layout make it even easier to find the translation you are looking for. This is an essential reference tool for all serious students of German at university level and beyond, and for those who need an authoritative and comprehensive guide to German.

Dictionary Skills Resource Pack

Download the lecture notes and powerpoint presentation for a crash course in improving your students' dictionary skills. The resource pack provides everything you need to deliver a ready-made lecture on how your students can get the most from any good dictionary.

HOW CAN THE DICTIONARY SKILLS RESOURCE PACK HELP YOU?

Designed with flexibility in mind, this pack can be used as the basis for a one-hour seminar or integrated into a lecture course to focus on particular topics as and when your students need most practice.
Lecturer notes form the basis of the pack, and are supplemented by colour slides (available in PowerPoint) summarising key points and showing relevant dictionary entries.
Interactive exercises throughout the lecture give students the chance to practice what they have learned, with further interactive exercises available online from this website.
The pack familiarizes students with essential dictionary skills and illustrates the ways in which a good dictionary can help them translate into and out of the target language authentically.

Language Resource

Download the PDF Documents and Sample Letters for a crash course in writing in German in a range of situations and view the Sample Letters to learn how to compose a letter.

English to German Sample Pages (in PDF format)

German to English Sample Pages (in PDF format)