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Media added. Jul 13, 2026
Added top questions and updated number of German speakers. Jul 10, 2026
Invalidated site: CORE - Integrative Teaching Techniques and Improvement of German Speaking Learning Skills (PDF). Jun 30, 2026
Add new Web site: Digital Press at Collier Library - German 101. Jan 20, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Integrative Teaching Techniques and Improvement of German Speaking Learning Skills (PDF). Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Deutschland.de - How German works. Dec 21, 2024
Media added. Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Omniglot - German language. Sep 01, 2022
Added cross-references. May 27, 2020
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Society - German Language. Feb 18, 2011
Add new Web site: Omniglot - German Language. Feb 18, 2011
Article revised and updated. Jan 08, 2009
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Education Languages, German Language for Your Business. Nov 22, 2006
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Education Languages, German. Nov 22, 2006
Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Education Languages, German Index. Nov 22, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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