Thread: German Resources for Doctoral Studies

In most English-speaking countries, German is the most freqently required foreign modern research language, so here's some resources to help those considering doctoral studies in the humanities, particularly in theology.

Coursework
5 German courses by d.l. at Louisiana State

Quick Translation Links
Google Translator
Babelfish at Yahoo

Specialized Books
Manton, Introduction to Theological German: A Beginner’s Course for Theological Students
Ziefle, Modern Theological German: A Reader and Dictionary

Validating previous learning not showing on your college transcript
German I and II CLEP tests

LEO (Link Everything Online) is one of the best online dictionaries out there. It is hosted at the Technical University of Munich (fantastic school by the way, if you like building stuff) and is thus really good when it comes to technical/scientific terminology.

http://www.leo.org/

There is also a side project by the other University of Munich offering quite affortable online courses in German. Some are self paced, others tutored. They even give European University Credits for these.

http://www.deutsch-uni.com/duo_websh...eressierte.jsp

Thanks for the extra links, guys.

Brief plug for Ziefle: I am reviewing using his book and it's a tremendous help. It's funny how any reading in a language stirs up stored information: Reading Ziefle's theological selections, I am once again prepared to order dinner or arrange for hotel reservations. :)

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If one has significant experience with German language and culture, then here is the site for the University of London’s high-quality, low-cost B.A. in German. They offer students examples of past exams and can link one to a tutor, but you sit for the standardized exams at any number of locations. Also, if one has previous college credit at another institution, roughly 1/3 of the courses can be transferred in.