TU Dublin Library organises its collection using the Dewey Decimal system. This system orders books on the shelf by subject, using numbers from 000 to 999. Use the Library Catalogue to find books and eBooks.
On this page we've highlighted a selection of books, eBooks and dictionaries to help get you started in your study of German language and culture. You can find a quick guide to browsing our book collection, and how to locate specific books from your reading list, in our Library Essentials Guide.
Language books are shelved in the 400s. There are maps in each library to help you find the call numbers you need - or you can always ask a member of library staff for help!
433/.21 German - Dictionaries
435 German - Grammar
438 German - Textbooks
You might find these other Guides helpful in your studies:
Assess your own level of expression, comprehension and reading in German at any stage. The CEFR offers language learners a descriptive tool to self-assess your language skills in listening, reading, speaking and writing.
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - German
In addition to the 180+ online databases TU Dublin Library subscribes to, we offer a number of print journals, magazines and newspapers in German to support you in your immersive language learning.
Search the Library Catalogue here for our German language print periodicals across our 5 library locations. Or our staff will be happy to help you find material by email, Libchat or at the Library desk!
Location: Bolton Street Library - Journals
Call number: 720
All back issues held
(Current issue on Journals Display shelf)
Location: Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 641
All back issues held
(Current issue on Journals Display shelf)
Location: Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 729.28
All back issues held
(Current issue on Journals Display shelf)
Location: Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 749
All back issues held
(Current issue on Journals Display shelf)
Location: Bolton Street Library - Journals ; Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 747
All back issues held
(Current issue on Journals Display shelf)
Location: Aungier Street Library - Journals (Level 2)
Call number: 438
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Blanchardstown Library - Journals (Level 1)
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 438
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Grangegorman Library - Journals (Ground Floor)
Call number: 338
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Aungier Street Library - Journals (Level 2)
Newspaper Cabinet
3 months held
Location: Aungier Street Library - Journals (Level 2)
Call number: 438
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Aungier Street Library - Journals (Level 2)
Call number: 438
Current year held
(Check under display shelves for older issues)
Location: Aungier Street Library - Journals (Level 2)
Newspaper Cabinet
3 months held
Online dictionaries, thesauruses, and content based language reference - including comprehensive free bilingual German-English dictionary
Online bilingual reference dictionary - search for words and phrases in English or German, example use sentences are provided in both languages.
100+ dictionary and reference titles published by Oxford University Press. Includes English and bilingual dictionaries, thesauri and dictionaries of quotations. Useful eBooks found here include: Pocket Oxford German-English Dictionary, Dictionary of Untranslatables and The Oxford Companion to German Literature.
Location: Tallaght Library
Call number: 413.1
Online dictionary of Cinematography and AV terms. Translates between German and English, Chinese, French, Italian and Spanish, among other languages.
Location: Aungier Street Library
Call number: 433.21 BRI
French, German, Italian, Spanish
Winner of 2022 European Language Label award, this learning portal funded by Languages Connect was contributed to by French and Italian Language Studies lecturers of TU Dublin. Explore personal, work and academic reasons to improve your language skills, and improve your reading and listening skills and build with short videos, music, and activities across the topics of food, socialising, gaming, travel and work in your target language.
A free, interactive workbook for learners of German at levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and Business German (B1 - C1), mapped to the Common European Framework. This resource is designed for optimal use on laptop or desktop, and is regularly updated - with straightforward grammar explanations and over 1350 practice activities that go beyond simple multiple choice and matching exercises. Authentic materials promote active engagement, curiosity and natural language use, and cultural information about Germany is embedded throughout.
English, French, German, Irish, Italian, Spanish
This OER project funded by the Irish National Forum for Teaching and Learning began in 2017 and was developed collaboratively by 6 tertiary education institutions, including two TU Dublin Language Studies lecturers. It hosts a range of activities in multiple European languages for teachers to use with students or for self-directed study. This resource has a particular emphasis on encouraging students to build digital literacies for language learning.
Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Irish, Spanish
Multimedia community co-created foreign language learning resource, funded by the European Lifelong Learning Programme. Practice speaking and writing in your target language through interactive revoicing and captioning of images and video clips.
An index of scholarly resources curated by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association. These academic resources are all open access and have undergone a selection and evaluation process. Within German Studies a number of topic areas are covered, including an extensive Literature & Linguistics area.
TU Dublin has access to a number of databases that are relevant and useful for Language Studies. An A-Z list of these databases can be accessed via the Online Resources link on the Library website.
Databases host articles from many academic and industry journals. You can search across the majority of databases TU Dublin subscribes to all at the same time from the SearchAll box on the Library homepage.
Below are the main specific databases and journals that will be useful to you in your cultural and language studies:
Academic Search Complete
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
JSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection
Lexis Nexis: News and Business
MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography
Project MUSE
SAGE Journals Online
Taylor & Francis Social Science and Humanities Journals
Location: Aungier Street Library; Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 791.43 BEC
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Blanchardstown Library - Audiovisual [DVD - C]
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Blanchardstown Library - Audiovisual [DVD - H]
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Blanchardstown Library - Audiovisual [DVD - S]
French, German, Italian or English dialogue, with English or French subtitles
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 791.43 DRE
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 791.43 FAS
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 782.1092 FIS
German dialogue, subtitles available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 940.5318 HAR
Dialogue in English and German, with English and German subtitles
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 791.43 VIL
German dialogue with Chinese, English or Korean subtitles
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: 782.1 WAG
Sung in German, subtitles available in Chinese, English, French and Spanish
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: 782.1 WAG
Sung in German, subtitles available in Chinese, English, French and Spanish
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: 782.1 WAG
Sung in German, subtitles available in Chinese, English, French and Spanish
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: 782.1 WAG
Sung in German, subtitles available in Chinese, English, French and Spanish
Location: Grangegorman Library - Audiovisual (Level 2)
Call number: DVD 791.43 WEN
German dialogue with English subtitles
Location: Tallaght Library - Audiovisual
Call number: 791.43
German dialogue, Engish subtitles
Location: Tallaght Library - Audiovisual
Call number: 791.43
German dialogue with English subtitles
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