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A Guide to Germanic Studies

Research Guide to support Germanic Studies at Washington University

Accessible ebooks/resources

DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
DOAB is to increase discoverability of Academic Open Access books.
Brill Open Access ebooks
Internet Archive Library
Provide universal access when possible to digital versions of books.

French Open Access Resources

French in Action/ Annberg Foundation & Yale University
Online videos and worksheets. Grade level 9-12. Produced by Yale University and WGBH Boston with Wellesley College. 1987.

ARTFL (American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language) This link opens in a new window
American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language contains over 2000 texts from the 12th through the 19th centuries.

Italian Open Access Resources

ItalBooks
Italian publishers with some freely available resources.

Spanish Open Access Resources

Destinos: Introduction to Spanish/ Anneberg Foundation
Online videos and worksheets. Grade level 9-12.
Español Abierto/University of Texas, Austin
Grades 9-12. Includes texts from La Antología Abierta de Literatura Hispana , worksheets and videos.

German Open Access Resources

Grenzenlos Deutsch
An open-access curriculum for beginning German
Deutsch im Blick
An open access textbook for first-year German. Developed at UT Austin.