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How to improve your German beyond the classroom in Vienna:
It's simple: Everything in German – alles nur mehr auf Deutsch!
TALK!
Use the Stammtische (See: Event Calendar) to make Austrian friends and speak with them auf Deutsch.
Sign up for an Austrian Buddy! Use the Buddy Networks at all universities.
Benefit from Tandem Learning and make even more Austrian friends.
Join a sports team for a modest fee through the Universitätssportinstitut, where you can meet many Austrian students.
WRITE!
Practice writing in your everyday life by texting with your Austrian and fellow German-learning friends auf Deutsch.
Use our FB pages and post about your life in Vienna.
LISTEN!
Check out Austrian bands on YouTube. Here are some suggestions: Wanda, Tagträumer, Bilderbuch, Voodoo Jürgens and Josh
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You can also listen to the Austrian radio stations Ö1 (classical music and cultural features), Ö3 (mainstream music), FM4 (alternative music) to get a feel for the current trends in Austrian life and music.
The German newspaper Die Zeit has some phenomenal podcasts. For a more Viennese take, enjoy the fun Wiener Alltagspoeten podcasts.
READ!
The Austrian Newspapers Der Standard and Die Presse are good sources of printed news. You can read almost all of their articles for free.
You can also find free daily newspapers around the city. For example, Österreich and Heute. These may not be the most reliable news sources, but they can help you expand your beginner`s vocabulary.
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Austrian, German and Swiss literature is known worldwide for its excellence and diversity. It`s hard to make only a few good recommendations. But here's our first shortlist: IiVP Buchempfehlungen
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WATCH!
Der Österreichische Rundfunk (ORF), has an excellent website, where one can watch the daily news programs, die Zeit im Bild (ZiB), and much more of its regularly scheduled programming
You can also watch German-language series on Netflix. We recommend Dark, Perfume, and Babylon Berlin.
Some movie recommendations:
o Die Fälscher (The Counterfeiters) won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2007.
o Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Golden Globe Awards.
o Hinterholz 8 and Komm süßer Tod if you like Austrian humor and dialect.
o Falco – Verdammt wir leben noch! (mit Manuel Rubey)
You can also go to the cinema and watch a synchronized film in German. It`s a special experience to go to the movies in a foreign country and it can be fun to hear American actors speak German.
Here's a list of recommended films with reference to Austria
STUDY!
Many students use apps such as Duolingo to “learn” German. They can be great additional tools to improve vocabulary and basic grammatical structures.
The website DW Deutsch Lernen is a great source for grammar worksheets, authentic texts in German, podcasts, videos, and much more.
TEST!
Self-evaluate your current German skills, for example with the "Menschen" Tests.
Consider taking an ÖSD examination, which serves as an official confirmation of German language skills and can improve your resumes!
