German: Cartoons to Help You Learn

Expand your German with this great cartoon series that will interest adults as well as younger learners from LearnOutLive.com.

The list features a lot of classics:
http://learnoutlive.com/german-cartoon-series-tv/


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German: Funny TV Commercials 1

Hello all, Chris here,

below you will find the first in a series of links to various funny German TV commercials. These commercials cover a wide variety of products and range from humorous to more serious commercials. Many feature excellent cultural materials and some even feature dialect use.


Nesquik (this is a really old, classic ad--very interesting for cultural history)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf95NLXSmYQ

Tchibo (more serious, but lots of good language)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8AFVf0IvJE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAmxT77meeQ

Saturn vs. MediaMarkt (funny, with an American accent in German)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp6m6ydV9_k

Coke/WM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ_L9gQRARw

Handelsblatt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0izBFtMLyE

Bild (the language in these is difficult, but they are good)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX_S8mUzHrI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQzc1Q26yls

Windows 7

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/7078604/Windows_7_Spot

Hasseröder Pils

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6gy6Qt0Mo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dn6rcLc5-g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R98tzDb3_w

Berliner-Pils (not much language here, but good from a cultural perspective)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp9aVodPlgw

Knorr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2gULEbiG1c

Tchibo, and others

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVW_3o9T87E&NR=1

Keep in mind that these links may not always work as some videos are pulled from YouTube. If any links happen to be dead, please let us know and we will try to find an alternate link.

A particularly fun lesson involves having students make and record their own TV commercial. This can seem daunting at first but is well worth it as students are allowed to creatively use their language skills.

• What types of lessons could you design using commercials?
• What would be the pros/cons of such lessons?
• What materials would be required?
• What is the expected outcome and benefit to the students?
• What funny TV commercials are there for languages besides German?
• How do these commercials use language, visual imagery, music, and humor?

Questions and comments welcome! Please email us if you would like to present a lesson involving commercials!

Useful Websites: ZDF (German TV)

Hello all, Chris here,

German teachers looking for a treasure trove of teachable resources should check out the the website for the German TV station ZDF! Here you will find all relevant information regarding the TV station and its programs. The site features a large number of videos ranging from news, sports, and weather clips to episodes of popular and current television programs. As this is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, there are numerous videos and news reports available on the site which would provide great cultural and historical content for your German lessons.

• What types of lessons could one plan using such a website as a resource?
• What important TV stations are there for Spanish, French, Japanese, and other languages? Do they have similar websites?

If you found the above post of interest or have any comments, suggestions or other websites you would like to share (for any language), please feel free to either leave the community your comments here or email the Teacher' Toolbox at: clteacherstoolbox.blogspot.com