Welcome to our self-study area! Here you find self assessment tests useful links and resources to improve your German language skills.
- Self assessment tests
- Deutsche Welle
- Goethe-Institut
- anyone4german
- Deutsch perfekt
- Working on your language skills (Grammar/Vocabulary/Listening/Speaking/Writing/Reading/Pronunciation)
- Working on special skills (Presenting/Business German/German for Law)
- Material for children
Self assessment tests
A good start is to have a general assessment and feedback on your own language level – where am I and where do I want to go? Please have a look at the official Overview of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Placement tests are also a good way to assess your skills:
- Placement test Goethe-Institut.
- Placement test Deutsche Welle: (available for levels A1, A2 & B1).
Deutsche Welle 
Deutsche Welle’s versatile online offer is really great – with language courses, learning with music, telenovelas (with vocabulary and grammar exercises!), slow spoken news and much more! Check it out!
- Overview: see what’s on offer.
- Nicos Weg: Nicos Weg is the story of Nico from Spain who comes to Berlin to learn German. The video series tells a continuing story while offering grammar explanations and exercises on specific topics. It is available for levels A1, A2 & B1.
- Top-Thema: With the Top-Thema you can learn German with current news. Every week DW offers short articles for the intermediate level (B1) on topics from politics, culture, business, science or sport. There are also interactive exercises on vocabulary and grammar. You can also listen to the text as audio.
- Video-Thema: The Video-Thema provides short reports from level B2 on topics from society, culture and politics. Here you hear spoken language – also with accent and dialect. Subtitles, a text to read along and vocabulary explanations help you to understand the videos. The interactive exercises give you immediate feedback on whether you got it right.
Goethe-Institut 
The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institute, active worldwide. They promote the study of German abroad and encourage international cultural exchange.
- Deutschstunde: Deutschstunde offers teaching materials for German as a foreign language and advanced training.
- Onleihe: The “Onleihe” – free lending of exercise books such as Deutsch Perfekt and popular women’s magazines such as Brigitte and the magazine auto motor und sport, which is more popular with men, and also Wirtschaftswoche, as well as books, films, audio programmes.
- Prüfungstraining: Practice for your exams with accessible practice exercises, available for all CEFR levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 & C2).
- Mein Weg nach Deutschland: Here you can find films and exercises, games and apps to practise German.
anyone4german
anyone4german.com is a free-of-charge, non-commercial interactive workbook for learners of German. Regularly expanded and updated with activities at levels A1 to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
The activities go beyond simple multiple-choice and matching exercises. They are often based on authentic materials and are designed to promote an active engagement with the language, stimulate curiosity and foster greater competence. Cultural information about Germany is – wherever possible – included in the activities. The grammar explanations are geared towards the various language competency levels to avoid cognitive overload.
The website was created and is curated by Dagmar Fischer. She has been teaching all levels of German to business, tourism, science and engineering students at Technical University Dublin (formerly Dublin Institute of Technology) since 1990.
Deutsch perfekt
Deutsch perfekt is a German online magazine helping you to learn German with news, feature articles and more. Every month the magazine provides learners of the German language with interesting texts on current topics about life in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The audio trainer and the workbook help you to improve your German language skills even more. All content is clearly divided into easy, medium and difficult content to enable the best learning for your level.
- Deutsch lesen: The written articles provide interesting insights into live in the German-speaking countries: interviews, news stories, society features, articles on history and culture, practical tips for living in Germany… At the same time, the language learning magazine makes room for explanations of the German grammar, useful vocabulary and phrases and much more.
- Deutsch hören: Enjoy over an hour of German listening practice with audio texts, dialogues and exercises on CD or to download. Many of the tracks correspond to the content of the magazine, and there is a focus topic with exercises for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners featured each month.
- Deutsch üben: This section has many excercises that not only help you improve grammar and vocabulary, but also practice spelling, prepare for specific communication situations and improve your listening and reading comprehension.
Working on your language skills (Grammar/Vocabulary/Listening/Speaking/Writing/Reading/Pronunciation)
This section focusses on different aspects of language learning. Please click on the categories to access further materials and links.
Working on special skills (Presenting/Business German/German for Law)
This section focusses on developing additional skills, that are useful for your language learning journey and beyond. Please click on the categories to access further materials and links.
Material for children
This section focusses on German language learning material, especially useful for children. Please click on the button below to access a great variety of media material.
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